The “Serpent,” by deceit, usurped the man God created to “have dominion” over every 'creeping' thing.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat (of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil) thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and Ye Shall Be As Gods, Knowing Good And Evil.
Gen. 3:22-23 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: ²³ Therefore the LORD God sent him forth FROM the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Adam eating of ‘the tree of independence’ made every human born think that he is a self-able god!

Satan’s Angelic hierarchy in “the heavenly places” plans and executes his evil schemes for ‘the earth.’

Ephesians 6:12 we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities (Gk. arche, highest angels), against powers (Gk. exousia, authorities), against the rulers (Gk. kosmokrator, world rulers) of the darkness of this world (Gk. aion, this age), against spiritual wickedness in ‘high places’ (in “the heavenly places” of angelic rank and authority in the 2^nd heaven). (See the author’s Study Series at: http://www.artlicursi.com/series/dynaspheres )

The far reach of the Satan’s evil angelic heavenly host in “The Heavenly Places” … affects the human governance we see even today “on (planet) earth.” Note the example below, from Daniel, that there are angels contesting for governance on earth. Yet, our God and Father is wise and Supreme!

Daniel 10:12-14 Then said he (Gabriel) unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. ¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes (of God), came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. ¹⁴ Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.  

Daniel 10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Satan’s “band” of evil “Princes” “in Heaven and on Earth” worked to Crucify the Lord Jesus. Satan was ignorant of God’s Secret plan for Reconciliation and Restoration … by the Cross-work of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:6-8 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the ‘princes of this world,’ that come to nought: ⁷ But we speak the Wisdom of God in a ‘Mystery,’ even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ⁸ Which None Of The Princes Of This World Knew: for had they known it, they would NOT have crucified the Lord of glory.

Note above how Satan’s cadre of “princes” in heaven (principalities and powers), and on earth (i.e., Israel’s and Rome’s human leaders) unknowingly cooperated with the “wisdom” of God’s “hidden” Mystery (secret) plan of ‘reconciliation’ of “all things” through the Cross.