In my ergonomics class today, we discussed the organization in a very high-level, scientific way. One thought the professor brought out is that a large, complex organization is manageable only because there is a "boss" (say the board of directors) at the top that provides leadership, establishing the policy and overall direction of the company.

He then went on to say that this was the reason marriage is so difficult, because there is no "boss" to appeal to. He said that the idea of a male-dominated home was not good, junk, we don't want it any more.

When it comes to college and the Biblical idea of the home, I've always been rather uncomfortable. It seems to me that this would be a perfect breeding ground for massive misunderstandings and explosive emotions.

To characterize the man as the leader of the home is correct I think, but to paint the picture of a male-dominated household is wrong. My professor's right--and I'd never thought of it before--because any organization (including a home) with no organizational structure is doomed to be a mess.

I certainly haven't satisfactorily thought it out, and analogies I try to draw in my mind regarding men and women's roles in the home come up way short.

There's probably still a lot of male domination going on in our country, much to our shame. But the Biblical model isn't about males dominating, in fact we are all commanded to submit to each other. What the Biblical model is about, though, is the male taking a loving, considerate lead in the home, to offer it a solid organizational structure.