All Service Should be Limited by the Fear of God

“There is a great reason that all service should be limited by the fear of God. God is the highest Lord to whom all service primarily and principally is due; whatever service is due to any man, high or low, is due in and for the Lord. The Lord has set superiors in the high places where they bear the image of God. The Lord also has set subordinates in their places, and commended them as His charge to the government of those who are over them. He that does not obey those who are over him in the fear of God, shows no respect of God’s image, and he who does not govern those who are under him in the fear of God shows no respect for God’s charge” (William Gouge, Building a Godly Home, Vol. 1, 15).