Man is to work for a living. A recognition of the significance of productive work grew out of the Bible and the Reformation. The Protestant work ethic also includes a proper understanding of the Sabbath principle. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. The Rule of Law .
All substantive law is to be founded on the teaching of Scripture.
It is also mandatory that the settled laws of the nation be applicable to all persons, including leaders. No one within the nation is above the law. Modeled on the Presbyterian form of church government, a biblical nation is to be a republic, not a monarchy or democracy. God warned Israel against a monarchy in 1 Samuel 8 . Among other things, said the Lord, the monarch would use compulsory labor, establish bureaucracies, establish a standing army, impose excessive taxes, and nationalize the means of production.