Galatians 2.24

ESV: “So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.”

NASB: “Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.”

The word here for “guardian” or “tutor” is pedagogue

It does not mean “covenant of works.”

It does not refer to a person known for being harsh and making impossible demands so that the student child longs to play hooky.

This is all just made up and then preached as a erroneous tradition rather than the Word of God.

The tutor or guardian here is a temporary caretaker until Christ comes.  If this is a “live metaphor” then he actually is in charge of leading people to Christ (NASB).  In that case, he is an evengelist.  The Law is fulfilling the Great Commission.

Either way, the point is simply that the Law is a temporary government or economy or administration or dispensation from Sinai until Christ comes.

If someone thinks he can make Galatians 2.24 fit into a Covenant-of-works scheme, fine.  But it is not a prooftext for anything of the sort.