Society is ordered by gender and class. Cecil Frances Alexander's hymn, 'all things bright and beautiful' tell everything we ought to know about the role of the social hierarchy:
'The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
God made them, high or lowly,
And ordered their estate.'
God has made us as we are and determined our position in the social hierarchy. God created the social hierarchy, and placed everyone within it. Therefore, anyone seeking to upset the social hierarchy is seeking to refute the work of god.
The increasingly fluidity of society, is a sign that we are straying from the models of society that have kept societies stable for a millenia. The fall of Rome is attributed to greater levels of class fluidity, and the rise of men beyond the class of their birth. Romulus Augustulus for example raised many of his senior generals from the non-citizen classes and these were blamed for the poor decision making and advice that led to the end of the political entity of ancient Rome.*

The role of social class in society includes the value of the various social positions we are all predestined to hold. The labour of the working classes is valuable and noble, and therefore Godly. There is also an expectation that those in the upper echelons of society must bear greater social responsibility for the care and stewardships of society.

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