Genesis 1:18
βAnd to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.β
KJV
Read in Genesis 1Meaning
The heavenly lights maintain the ordered rhythm of light and darkness and are evaluated as good within that appointed function.
Read carefully
Their governance is delegated and functional. The verse does not grant the sun, moon, or stars autonomous divine authority over human destiny.
Reflection
Authority within creation is repeatedly shown as derivative. Created things exercise roles within boundaries given by God rather than as independent powers.