I must ask if work is faith, then why is it that so many people do not have to work?
In example, Inheritance funds. Did their parents work so hard that their faith rubbed down upon them? they do not work yet they eat... better than most in the world do.
What about those who have never done actual work, just sat behind a computer and gained fortune in that way? Is their non labor, worth more than another's extreme labor?
In the United States we 'millennials' have been taught since we were very young children that you work hard, go to college, and you will live a good life... yet that is not so. you work hard, go to college, get out and find a job that pays $10.00/hr for a masters degree.
It is hard to accept this because these words do not show true in today's society, and we 'millennials' had no say in the design of todays economic infrastructure.
In example we had no say in the petrodollar, nor the terms that were laid out with it, nor did we have a say in the devaluation of trades nationwide, the list can go on and on.
The hardest working men and women in this country, make the least amount of money and eat the least amount of food.
unless god intended for those who have extreme faith, to suffer the most, then i must say nay to this.
I want to believe the message was interpreted in the right context. Work as a prove of faith is not a test for economy balances. These imbalances as you have listed in your examples have always been in existence since the fall of man. Work as a proof of faith is acknowledging God's given grace that empowers us to do what we are able to do and not what our solo effort(hard labour) can do.
Your view reminds me of the parable on talents. The talent in this case isnt necessarily a fiat currency. The talent is more of commitment(work) and faith. Some have been blessed with many not because they laboured very hard for it while some are given just a few not because they merited less. But because God's grace is sufficient for all that work in faith.