Most people want to get ahead in life; they want to experience gain in life. We see this from the popularity of TED talks and life coaches to the use of terms like “pro-tip” and “life-hack” in our language today. But long before there were life coaches, Solomon addressed the assembly and revealed how to experience true gain in life in Ecclesiastes 5:1-20.

As we live on earth, we face many problems. We face problems because of our health, problems because of circumstances and problems because of nature itself. But it’s likely that the biggest problems we’ll ever face in life will be because of other people. In Ecclesiastes 4:1-16, Solomon teaches us about the problem of people to help us navigate it and not be part of the problem ourselves.

We may not fully understand all of the complexities of life, but Solomon assures us in Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 that there is a point behind them. Knowing the point behind the complexities of life can help us even in the midst of questions that we can’t answer.

As we live, we likely realize at some point that it would be better to be wise than being a fool. But just because people are wise, it doesn’t mean that life is going to go their way. Our study of Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 shows us there are limitations of wisdom under the sun, and what to do about those limitations.

People want to experience fun and pleasure in life. That’s not a bad thing. But living for pleasure and trying to find the answer to the meaning of life in pleasure is a bad thing–that’s because pleasure doesn’t provide the answer to the meaning of life. Join our study in Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 to see why this is the case and where to look to find the answer to the meaning of life. Once that’s in place, we will be able to experience pleasure like never before.