Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: (1 Peter 2:13-15)

We know that whoever does God’s will is fit to entering the kingdom of heaven. Jesus has a strong point of view about this matter; he says, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”(Mat 7:21). Also, the Bible is saying many phrases about the will of God. Among others, the typical one is that ‘Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.’ in Paul’s letter to the church of the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). This is teaching us what mind we must have in our life as Christian. We can understand and accept this in a family way as Christian.

However, another phrase says that the will of God is to submit ourselves to every ordinance of man, and to hold kings and governors in reverence than compete. We can’t understand the words if we think of that time condition of Peter, because that time kings and governors locked in prison and killed Christians. The ordinance of man, also, has adverse conditions for the faith of Christian. Nevertheless, the Bible commands to submit to their authority.

We can see similar phrases in the letter of Paul, and it encourages to supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for kings and for all that is in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Of course, the authorities aren’t Christian. They are persecutor. Now, we look the authorities holding much biased view, criticize them, and sometimes enjoy it. However, remember the Lord don’t want it. The Lord hopes to pray for them and live more peaceful life. In other words, He wants that we recover relationship with them and good news is spread purely in peace. In history of old church, sincere Christians never participated in a political issue or challenged their authority. Their concern was only living in the word of the Lord, and prayed to keep it. If you want to become wise Christian, pray for the authorities and submit to their words. This is the will of God.