This chapter is a wonderful reminder that God really influences human affairs. Many people live thinking that they are here by their own judgement or luck. The reality is that God really has the final word in peoples lives.
The writer says: “The plans of the mind belong to mortals, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord” (16:1) in other words is our duty to plan our lives, but is God prerogative to decide what happen to our plans. That is why he advices us ”commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established” (16:3)
It does not matter if you are a regular person or a king, your duty is to do everything with God’s wisdom and blessing. We tend to be very independent people, we like to do things on our own way or style, but the reality is that we need God’s favor to be successful.
God is so involved in our everyday life, that even very little things are called his work or his business in this chapter. The writer also says: “Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work” (16:11) Even casting a lot in Israel’s time was viewed as God’s business.(16:33)
I believe this chapter is an invitation to everyone of us to put God in the center of everything we do. Remember even small thing are his business!!