II Samuel 9, 16, 19
David loved Jonathan, and honored his name by welcoming his lame son, Mephibosheth. That's where we first meet Ziba, "a servant of Saul's household" (II Samuel 9:2). Ziba wasn't a slave, because slaves couldn't own anything, but Ziba had a big family, 15 sons, and 20 servants of his own (9:10, 19:17). We first see that David told Ziba to serve Mephibosheth by farming all the land that had belonged to King Saul for Mephibosheth's benefit and income.
The next time we see Ziba is when David is fleeing from Absalom and he meets David with provisions for him and all who are with him. David asks about Mephibosheth, and Ziba lies to David, telling him that Mephibosheth has deserted him to try to be king, himself! David believes him, and gives all of Mephibosheth's land to him! Here Ziba has accused his master of making a power-play when he, himself was doing so.
Then when David returns to Jerusalem, he talks with Mephibosheth and finds out how Ziba slandered him, and David divides the land between the two of them (19:24-30). But Mephibosheth renounced his claim on any of Saul's lands, saying that Ziba could just have it all, and now that King David was back in Jerusalem, he could still eat at the king's table and be provided for.
It seems to me that Ziba had no regard for his lame master, who owned the wealth (the land) and tried to steal it from him by slander and deceit. But Mephibosheth was not competitive with him, and had little regard for material possessions. Ziba wanted earthly riches; he got the land. Mephibosheth had gratitude toward David, and was provided for by the king. They both got what they wanted.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
