A First Temple era excavation proves that Jerusalem’s elite were living lavishly:
Fine architectural features, preserved decoration, and recovered artifacts all attest to the uniqueness of Building 100. “Most impressive was a thick, terrazzo-style plaster floor that adorned at least part of the building’s second story,” write Gadot and Shalev. “The floor was made of a base of coarse limestone fragments, topped by a thick layer of well-sifted sediment and calcite crystals. Its hardened surface was polished to create a smooth, reddish, shimmering floor. This is the first time such a floor has ever been found in Iron Age Israel.” source: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/jerusalem/biblical-chamber-identified-in-jerusalem/
If the floor was not enough of an indication of the wealth present the existence of ivory was:
Most indicative of the building’s grandeur, however, is the assemblage of decorated ivory plaques, which most likely served as decorative inlays attached to luxury furniture. These ivories are similar to those found at other royal capitals of the Iron Age Near East, including Assyrian Nimrud and Israelite Samaria. In fact, Assyrian reliefs offer instructive depictions of furniture decorated with inlaid ivory plaques. Whether made locally or imported from Assyria, “the ivory plaques from Building 100 show that Jerusalem was well connected to the wider region during the late Iron Age,” writes Reli Avisar. “Its wealthiest residents were well versed in the fashions of the day and benefited from the trade and movement of high-end luxury goods, materials, and craftsmen that were supported through the Assyrian Empire.” source: ibid
Such a lifestyle is consistent with the values of Jerusalem during this period that excited the wrath of YHVH. Indeed, this building shows signs of having experienced this manner of divine displeasure:
“Although we still don’t know when Building 100 was first built, we do know it was violently destroyed,” write Gadot and Shalev. “Throughout the building, we found the collapsed walls and floors of the upper story, along with charred wood and burnt debris caused by a great fire that engulfed the building. The pottery from the collapse, together with radiocarbon and archaeomagnetic data, all confirm the site was destroyed in the early sixth century—most likely during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE that marked the end of the First Temple period.” source: ibid
It would seem that the timing of this discovery might be a reminder that YHVH can easily remove the rich, powerful, and proud regardless of what elite status they might believe they hold in society. Likewise, though they may hold that their status with YHVH is safe because they are adherents of a philosophy of what it means to be in service to the Lord–it does not follow that the Most High approves of that belief.
The Kingdom in the Bible is rich beyond imagination, and it would seem for the people who grow attached to the riches and power on the Earth, there is no place for them in the greater beyond.