‘By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.’ Job 26:12.  This creation myth is a picture of bringing order out of chaos, represented here by the monster of the sea Rabab, but elsewhere the sea is seen as a force of chaos. (Revelation: ‘there shall be no more sea.’) 

I’ve read some discussions of creation theology that regard the subduing of chaos as something that is not a permanent event that just happened a long time ago at the point of creation, but rather, the battle against chaos or disorder is ongoing.  In this connection, it’s a way of thinking about things like air pollution, graffiti, or global warming, the accumulation of dust around the house.  The order of creation is not something we should take for granted — it can be lost. 

On a personal level, the force of chaos might be giving in to lust, anger or other personal choices.  So moral choices have  consequences that can lead toward the disintegration of the individual, so they are not to be looked at lightly.