one's house in order

:  a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families :  home

:  a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal

:  a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids

:  to provide with living quarters or shelter

:  to store in a building

:  to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see ¹house)

:  to put in order :  arrange

:  to give an order to :  command

:  destine, ordain

:  a group of people united in a formal way: such as

:  a fraternal society

:  a community under a religious rule