I was watching an interview of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and one of the comments he made about Bill was quite interesting, and it was something along the lines of: "Bill doesn't set out to be the richest guy in the cemetery" instead he goes on to say that they do their job because they love it and it's their passion.
Likewise for Christians the goal is not money or fame or anything that is of this world. In the end what good is it to be the richest guy in the cemetery?