Adam and Eve’s fatal decision was to believe too little of God and too much of themselves. God gave them full dominion to kabash all his creation, but he gave them one stipulation—do not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. For whatever reason, they didn’t believe he was to be trusted, and they disobeyed. This act set in motion the evolution of kabash to kibosh, from responsible stewardship of our ambition for God’s glory into a selfish negativity that seeks only what is best for me and mine.
