Divine Orchestration: God's Will in All Things
According to the provided quotes, the final management of people's destinies lies in the hands of God, and even the devil acts only as His servant within what is permitted by Him. For example, one passage states:"For the fallen person, the center of the world is his ‘self,’ and what is evil is that which is harmful to him; and what is good for him is good. But the world exists around God. God is the center of the Universe, and the Lord knows better than us what is good and what is evil. Saint Ignatius (Bryanchaninov) says that even the devil is a servant of God, because—even though he does not act voluntarily—he works for God. He believes that by doing evil he harms both God and His servants, yet he can only do what God’s will or allowance permits. Thus, the devil is not an independently acting being. He thought that he could become God and do whatever he desired. But no, that is not so. Having become the devil, he nevertheless remains God’s servant and works for God by carrying out only what the Lord permits him. This is evident from the example of the righteous Job. The devil did not immediately begin, driven by envy, to plot against the righteous Job." (source: link txt)This passage emphasizes that the devil does not act on his own initiative but only within the limits of God’s will. Therefore, even if confrontations and manifestations of evil actions occur in human history, they are carried out under divine management, with every element—even the diabolical—operating within the allowed plan.Additionally, the idea that the destinies of kings and the people depend on God is expressed in the following excerpt:"The destinies of kings and the people depend on God. This thought—that the destinies of the king and the people depend on God—should be deeply internalized, unlike the approach taken by some French historians (for example, Milot), whose historical accounts may lead to entirely disheartening conclusions, as they portray everything as a conjunction of accidents—mere actions of passions. Without the belief that God governs kingdoms and kings, one may easily fall into confusion..." (source: link txt)Thus, when considering whether God directs people to act against one another or if such events are exclusively the fault of the devil, the presented sources indicate that God is the source of destinies and directs even those events that might appear as external destruction or negative influence. The devil serves only as an instrument, acting within the bounds of what God permits.Ultimately, according to these quotes, it cannot be claimed that the responsibility for dividing people lies solely with the devil, since even all devilish activities occur exclusively within the framework of God’s will.