The expression was introduced by Martin Luther as Ordnung muss sein unter den Leuten ("Law must be among people"), Ordnung in the sense of True Law of God as opposed to human rules, for Orden und Regeln sind nichts ("Orders and rules are nothing") (on the same page) and Liebe zu Geld... ist nicht Gottes Werk oder Ordnung (Love for money... is not God's work or “Ordnung”).
Martin Luther first used the phrase "Law must be among people" to express that True Law of God should govern people rather than human-made rules. He also stated that "Orders and rules are nothing," and that "Love for money... is not God's work or “Ordnung.”