Instead it rears its ugly head in other ways, such as in the sinful struggle for power in the church where positions are sought for prestige and power, which is nothing more than another attempt to be as gods. Yes, when Godly dominion is neglected or denied, sinful dominion begins to rear its ugly head. Then life in the church becomes an ugly struggle over meaningless trifles in which the sole purpose is sinful power and dominion. And all too often this sinful urge to dominion is masked with hypocritical meekness. Therefore, it is very necessary to recognize that the urge for dominion is God-given and is basic to the very nature of man, and one aspect of this dominion is property.
Some theologians also deny that there is any Biblical authorization for private property.
However, Scripture does not place property in the hands of the state but assigns it to the family. It gives property to man as an aspect of his dominion, as a part of his godly dominion mandate to subdue the earth. If the doctrine of dominion over land, under God, is denied or weakened, then all of God's law is weakened or denied. While God grants dominion to man under His law, He does not grant to man His sovereignty, for God alone is absolute Lord and Sovereign over all things. And in this regard, it should be pointed out that when we say man collectively is sovereign, or the state is sovereign, then we, in effect, are denying God's sovereignty.