"Man must exercise dominion. It is part of his nature to do so. The suppression of this aspect of human personality is part of an overall attempt to sup- press the image of God. It is an act of ethical rebellion, but ultimately suicide is the only means of escape from this covenant. Man must exercise dominion as he goes about his daily tasks. Even the hermit, who is not part of the economy's division of labor- the ultimate means of dominion used by man - must plant, or hunt, or search for berries. He displaces other life. The animals fear him and give him deference, a feature of life which was part of God's reaffirmation of the covenant of dominion with Noah (Gen. 9:2). For man to live is to exercise dominion. Only in hell, or afterward, in the lake of fire, can man at last escape the responsibilities of the covenant of dominion; he can never escape their consequences." - Gary North (The Dominion Covenant, pg. 29)
