Job 5:23

23 For thou shalt be in league [bariyth] with the stones ['eben] of the field [sadeh]: and the beasts [chay] of the field [sadeh] shall be at peace [shalam] with thee. KJV-Interlinear

23 'For you will be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. NASB

Anyone who is at peace with God, is by default at peace with the whole of creation. Jesus Christ controls history. Today you can't put your hand inside a cobra's den, that isn't the point of this concept.

The 'stones of the field,' is an idiom, a figure of speech, for the working relationships that people have in this world. The stones refer to the agriculture based economies that existed back in Job's day, wherein the farmers or workers had an understanding with the workings of the field.

Today you could say that a basketball player, who is shooting very well, has an understanding between his hands, the basketball, and the goal. It just means that everything is going his way and working well.

The 'beasts of the field' is another idiom for the general workings of the jungle. God has neutralized the jungle with respect to the life of the mature believer, that life just sails along. He might even seem, to an outsider, to have a charmed life.

Is the mature believer's life perfect, error free, and trouble free? No. This is the devils world, and trouble comes in its many forms. The troubles just don't seem to bother the mature believer as much as they do a non-mature person.

Why?

Because the mature believer has built up capacity for life. He has built up a mental stability because of the doctrine in his soul. He has developed a relaxed mental attitude, and the problems, whether great or small, just don't bother him.

The laughing at violence and famine, the lack of fear of the beasts of the previous verse, is that relaxed attitude toward life. When God takes care of everything for you, and He does whether you agree with it or not, then once you begin to realize that principle of life, then your worries begin to fade. You can enjoy life more.

Whether your problems are a broken toaster, flat tire, or something relatively minor, or whether your problems are major universe busters, or anything in between, then as a mature believer you have poise and the presence of mind to deal with them in the appropriate fashion.

When you fall, you get right back up. When you are knocked down, you get right back up on your feet. When you make a mistake, you learn from it and try again. You never quit. You never give up.

So again, is the mature believer's life perfect, error free, and trouble free? No. The Bible doctrine he has developed within their soul from years of daily Bible study has given him a fortress within his soul with which to face life's difficulties, no matter what they might be.

You are in league with the stones, and at peace with the beasts. This world is a jungle when Gods influence is excluded. We have to live within that jungle for a little while, while in this life. But God gives us the resources to live above the jungle environment and have a good life in spite of the jungle. Those resources are Bible doctrines, which are transferred into your soul by means of a daily study. A study, which is designed to be ongoing for your entire life.

One more thing that the mature believer understands, is that this life is not all that there is going to be. We are living only a temporary life here in this world. Our real life will come in eternity, and that will last forever. This life is the small stuff. The next life is for keeps. So don't sweat the small stuff, but look to the bigger picture.

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