In other words, you are blaming God for mankind misusing our intellect?
No, I am an atheist and believe evolution, natural selection, and competition are responsible for the excesses caused by human greed. Man is misusing his intellect, in spite of any scriptural wisdoms. As previously mentioned I equate the concept of a universal god with universal potential.
My posit is that man's intellect has outgrown his wisdom. Just because a person can do something, does not mean it would be wise to actually do it.
As Carlin said, "some people build their houses next to an active volcano, and then wonder why they have lava flowing through their living room".
The practice of storing supplies for
lean times was already practiced by the ants and other insects and many other later species such as squirrels. But their genetic make-up and physical restraints never made them collect more than what was needed. Man, with his technology is able to take much more than is needed and in effect has become an invasive species with disregard of the environmental impacts of his activities.
OTOH, certain ground dwelling birds do adorn their outside gardens with little trinkets in order to attract females. If the female , after inspecting the garden decides to enter the home , it is a sign that she approves and will make herself available for mating. Grand displays of power , agilities, or beauty is found all throughout natural courtship, but never to the detriment of the environment.
That's an exclusive human activity, because of their extra ordinary mental abilities and the potential for
excessive behaviors. IMO, this is mostly due to our false assumption that "more is better" which is in scripture properly identified as
"greed" and the practice of greed is a sin, i.e. immoral, in secular terms.
This why Buddha (born a royal prince) philosophy advocates for moderation in all things. After trying asceticism to see if he could conquer suffering and nearly dying, the man acquired the wisdom for such a profound and fundamental survival strategy. Moderation in all things.
We need look only ate the multimillion dollar houses of worship built by televangelists, to see how corrupt even religious people have become, in spite of their daily ritualistic practices.
Apparently they don't walk the talk, bible in hand or not.