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One good example of God using government to care for the basic needs of the people is the Biblical account of Joseph's role in Egypt. In this story God's man was instrumental in directing government to care for the hungry in a way that no other institution could. The people saved from this seven year famine were not 'the people of God', yet God obviously cared for them. From this you could easily draw the conclusion that the wisdom of God directs governments to care for their people using resources demanded from the people.