'Rules' in the Bible

“The God of Israel said,The Rock of Israel spoke to me,‘He who rules over men righteously,Who rules in the fear of God,

everyone who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”

For the kingdom is the Lord’sAnd He rules over the nations.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them that they may be no more;That men may know that God rules in JacobTo the ends of the earth. Selah.

He rules by His might forever;His eyes keep watch on the nations;Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,And His sovereignty rules over all.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

The rich rules over the poor,And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

And in that it was commanded to leave the stump with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will be assured to you after you recognize that it is Heaven that rules.

He was also driven away from mankind, and his heart was made like that of beasts, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind and that He sets over it whomever He wishes.

Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.