The Authority of God and Kings – Part I

Kings are not the final authority

The captain of a U.S. Naval ship had just received an urgent message.  He read the message quickly.  It read, “Turn your ship 10 degrees starboard”.  After reading the message, the captain was outraged by the lack of respect for his authority.  Immediately, he ordered one of his men to reply, “You turn your ship 10 degrees starboard”.  After a few minutes of anticipation, another message came to the captain.  It read, “Turn your ship 10 degrees starboard”.  This message made the captain furious.  He grabbed his subordinate by the arms and barked out orders to reply, “I am the captain of a U.S. Naval vessel, you turn your ship 10 degrees starboard”.  The captain sat down and waited for a response.  A short time later the captain received another message, which read, “I am aboard a lighthouse, you turn your ship ten degrees…