Where is Wisdom?

Just "found" Job 28 tonight.  I can't say I often read a passage of scripture and am immediately drawn into worship, but this chapter was one of those.  This post might be a little scattered as I'm still thinking about it.

Basically, the chapter consists of the writer listing all the priorities we make in life.  Of course, when Job was written (thousands of years ago) there weren't nearly the distractions we have today, but he lists things that make people rich and successful (silver and gold), and the great pains to which we go to find and refine precious stones, cutting through the rocks and leveling mountains searching the darkest recesses of the earth to find them.

And then this in verse 12, "But where can wisdom be found?  Where does understanding dwell?"  Take a minute...

The writer goes on to describe the worth of wisdom over gold and silver and crystals and precious stone and then we come to verse 23,

God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, for he views the ends of the earth and see everything under the heavens.  When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.  And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.'

The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom.  We might be able to gain some knowledge objectively-when we step back and view something outside of ourselves (although even scientists say this is probably an illusion), but finding wisdom means we must first make a commitment.  We have to state at the beginning who we trust, who we "fear" if you will.  Knowledge and wisdom are related, but they're not the same thing.

Sometimes we think that if we remain uncommitted, wisdom will present itself.  But it seems to me that according to the Bible, faith, trust, commitment comes first and wisdom follows...