If a house in ancient Israel was hit with a persistent fungal infestation, then the building materials---mainly stones---would have to be discarded and the house rebuilt (Lev 14:43-45). Stones were free and readily available, but significant time and effort would have been expended in the rebuilding project.
The rules on moldy houses carried some spiritual messages. As with other ritual purity rules, they were a reminder of our human imperfection and mortality. Houses, like other material possessions, are temporary, so one should not place too much emphasis on them and make their acquisition one's primary goal.
Other biblical passages express this lesson---e.g., the prophecy in Isaiah 5:8-9 and the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21.
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