Gm nostr,

The word money comes from Moneta, the title of the Roman goddess Juno.

She was the goddess of marriage and childbirth, but was also the patron of the Roman state.

When the Jews would say you can't worship the Christ and Money, they would have been referring to worship (imitate/copy) of the goddess or by extension worship of the state.

Either time and energy (fruits of labor) belong to each Individual, or it belongs to the state.