Dominion Mandate and Concept of Rulership

The House of God
Today’s Topic: The Dominion Mandate and Concept of Rulership
Scripture: Genesis 1:26

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Genesis 1:26:”And God said let us make man in our image after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”

When we look at what I call the “Dominion Mandate” of Genesis 1:26 we see the nature and purpose of man. We see the nature of man as being in the image of God and after the likeness of God. The purpose of man is when God said “let them have dominion.” Now when we look at the purpose, God, in that statement, anticipated the creation of male and female because he said “them”. But, the purpose of man is to have dominion. God tells us in Genesis 1:26 what we have been given dominion over. What is dominion? Dominion is power and rulership. God.

When God created Adam, He created a ruler. Now Adam was not just the ruler of the physical earth, but He was also the ruler over everything that was in the Earth. This is what Genesis 1:26 is saying when it speaks of the fowl, cattle creeping and OVER ALL THE EARTH. So when God created man, He created a son and a ruler. Now for some people they want to talk about being the ruler but leave off talking about being a son and the two work together. When you sever those two, the son and the ruler, then the requirement of restraint that being a son comes with is hindered. When all we talk about is rulership then all we try to do is oppress and consume but if you combine that with being a son then that brings a completely different picture to the forefront. When you look at a son and ruler together, then the son understands that they are a ruler but the power that is given to them is not of their own but it comes from the Father to accomplish His Will in the Earth and not their own. But as you look at Genesis 1:26, being a ruler is the thing that God put His sons in the earth to do because if they are made after His likeness and God is a King Himself then rulership is an automatic, inherited trait to the children. The key is learning how to be submitted to the King and how to use the dominion in a responsible way to bring the Will of God to the Earth.


At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.