The Kingdom Versus the Government of Man Pt 2
Remember, man's need for some kind of formal government structure is an outgrowth of his need for social order and relationship management. This need begins in the smallest prototype of society, the family, and extends all the way to the manifestation of national expressions of constitutional order. Nations need government.
In God's Constitution, the first book of Moses--Genesis--reveals that the first prototype of government was introduced by the Creator Himself long before the first human existed on earth. In fact it gives evidence of a governmental structure that pre-existed planet earth and the physical universe itself. Keep in mind, this expression of government structure was a result of a desire to bring order to chaos and productivity to emptiness. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Here, in the Lord God's Constitution, we see that the impact of a divine, invisible, supernatural government was necessary because of disorder and chaos. Now you can understand that the purpose for government is to maintain productive order and management. Furthermore, the creation of mankind was also a result of disorder and the need for management. If you will take the time to read more in the book of Genesis, you will find evidence of this as one of God's motives for creating Adam. This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
Now from these verses, you will see that the Creator allowed no productive growth to take place on the planet earth because "there was no man to work the ground". The word "work" here implies management , administration, orderly development and making fruitful. One of the principle motives for the creation of man was to provide a manager, administrator and ruler of the planet earth. This is why the Creator God stated it in these words: Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
In the Kingdom of God, there aren't any bosses, but there are managers, leaders and representatives. Some are known as ambassadors, such as myself. The mandate of God for mankind was rulership and dominion.
Please note: The Hebrew word, manlakah, means "kingdom" or "sovereign rule" or government. Therefore, the first command given to man by his Creator was to establish a "government" on earth to destroy chaos and to maintain order. The government is God's solution to disorder. Because of disobedience (sin) to the Word of God in the garden of Eden, god's institution has been contaminated.
Genesis 1:2-3 Genesis 2:4-6 Genesis 1:26
~~W.R. Luchie
7/29/15
In God's Constitution, the first book of Moses--Genesis--reveals that the first prototype of government was introduced by the Creator Himself long before the first human existed on earth. In fact it gives evidence of a governmental structure that pre-existed planet earth and the physical universe itself. Keep in mind, this expression of government structure was a result of a desire to bring order to chaos and productivity to emptiness. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Here, in the Lord God's Constitution, we see that the impact of a divine, invisible, supernatural government was necessary because of disorder and chaos. Now you can understand that the purpose for government is to maintain productive order and management. Furthermore, the creation of mankind was also a result of disorder and the need for management. If you will take the time to read more in the book of Genesis, you will find evidence of this as one of God's motives for creating Adam. This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
Now from these verses, you will see that the Creator allowed no productive growth to take place on the planet earth because "there was no man to work the ground". The word "work" here implies management , administration, orderly development and making fruitful. One of the principle motives for the creation of man was to provide a manager, administrator and ruler of the planet earth. This is why the Creator God stated it in these words: Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
In the Kingdom of God, there aren't any bosses, but there are managers, leaders and representatives. Some are known as ambassadors, such as myself. The mandate of God for mankind was rulership and dominion.
Please note: The Hebrew word, manlakah, means "kingdom" or "sovereign rule" or government. Therefore, the first command given to man by his Creator was to establish a "government" on earth to destroy chaos and to maintain order. The government is God's solution to disorder. Because of disobedience (sin) to the Word of God in the garden of Eden, god's institution has been contaminated.
Genesis 1:2-3 Genesis 2:4-6 Genesis 1:26
~~W.R. Luchie
7/29/15
