As a non-xtian, but a student of people, language, and the mind, the word dominion makes perfect sense.
That was written at a time when there was a greater undestanding of the concepts of lordship and royalty. At that time dominion had more of an implied responsibility to whatever or whomever you had dominion over.
The concept "noblesse oblige" comes to mind.
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle
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