The Island was nearly destroyed when Desmond removed the cork, but Jack managed to save the Island and restore the light by putting the cork back in.
According to Jacob, the island acted as a cork that held the destructive forces back from consuming the rest of the planet.
After Jack’s death, Hurley became Protector of the Island with Ben as his #2 to keep the cork in and kept the destructive forces contained.
As Desmond and Jack discovered in the finale, the cork wasn’t entirely metaphorical.
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