Pro-Action:
"... Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:28).
"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." (Genesis 2:15).
"There is no work better than another to please God; to pour water, to wash dishes, to be a cobbler, or an apostle, all is one; to wash dishes and to preach is all one, as touching the deed, to please God."
William Tyndale (d. 1536)
"Through his work, man shares the creation-purpose of God in subduing nature, whether he be a miner with dirty hands, a mechanic with greasy face, or a stenographer with stencil-smudged fingers. Work is permeated by purpose; it is intended to serve God, benefit mankind, make nature subservient to the moral program of creation. Man must therefore apply his whole being -- heart and mind, as well as hand -- to the daily job. As God's fellow-worker he is to reflect God's creative activity on Monday in the factory no less than on Sunday when commemorating the day of rest and worship.
Carl Henry, Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Baker (1980).