God's idea from the beginning was for man to be successful. You can't be fruitful without being successful. The early patriarchs were poor unheard of fellows but when they connected with God they became rich and prosperous. But God promised him that he would be blessed only if he obeyed. Be fruitful and multiply and till the earth and subdue it.
Religion quenches the desire of man.
God from the beginning expected man to be a creative partner in this world. Adam was utilizing his gifts to name the animals. God gave a wife to Adam and together they were expected by God to use their creative energies to produce and fill the earth. When Adam failed because of sin, God revealed His plan, line upon line, through the patriarchs and prophets that someday a Savior would come and lead man once again back to fulfill God's purpose. We see Christ revealed through the Old Testament.