Matthew Henry Commentary Genesis 2:15

"And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." — Genesis 2:15 (ASV)

After God had formed Adam, He put him in the garden. All boasting was, as a result of this, shut out. Only He who made us can make us happy; He who is the Maker of our bodies and the Father of our spirits, and He alone, can fully provide for the happiness of both. Even in paradise itself, man had to work.

None of us were sent into the world to be idle. He who made our souls and bodies has given us something to work with; and He who gave us this earth for our dwelling place has made us something to work on. The sons and heirs of heaven, while in this world, have something to do concerning this earth, which must have its share of their time and thoughts; and if they do this with an eye to God, they serve Him in it just as truly as when they are on their knees.

Observe that the farmer's calling is an ancient and honorable calling; it was necessary even in paradise. Also, there is true pleasure in the work God calls us to and employs us in. Adam could not have been happy if he had been idle: it is still God's law, He that will not work has no right to eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10).