Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 19:17

"And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities." — Luke 19:17 (ASV)

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

There is no comparison between the servant's work and the reward for its faithful performance. That ten pounds, if his Lord had given it all to him, would not have bought a house in a village, unless it had been a very tiny one – a cottage in a vineyard, or a lodge in a garden of cucumbers; yet his Lord gives him authority over ten cities.