Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which, having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer, and gathers her provision in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8
Four things are small on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:...The locusts have no king, yet all of them go out in ranks. Proverbs 30:24, 27
I don't read proverbs often enough anymore - but I do remember this passage - likely because it was an observation about an ant.
ReplyDeleteI think the wisdom in their is all about sustaining ourselves - in taking care of ourselves - as you titled it 'self government'.
Good blog.