It’s been a while since I posted about unusual scriptures. I was wondering if you could help me understand the following scriptures.
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
Concerning the last verse, I already asked why angels fear to bring a railing action against the devil. I got a few answers, but most people don’t hesitate to bring railing accusations against the wicked. Certainly it is common in our political discourse, and given Donald Trump’s lewd comments published this week, I wonder if this is God’s way of keeping him out of the Oval Office. Certainly he seems to despise the government, and there are plenty of people who seem to despise government. (A recent Radio West interview said Liberals and Conservatives have switched positions on who hates big government.)
But I don’t believe these verses aren’t about Donald Trump or despising government. The previous verses discuss Lot’s deliverance from Sodom and Gomorrah. What exactly are we to learn from these scriptures?
Wheat & Tares 
http://biblehub.com/greek/2963.htm
Strong’s Concordance
kuriotés: lordship
Original Word: κυριότης, τητος, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: kuriotés
Phonetic Spelling: (koo-ree-ot’-ace)
Short Definition: lordship, domination, dignity
Definition: (a) abstr: lordship, (b) concr: divine or angelic lordship, domination, dignity, usually with reference to a celestial hierarchy.
It’s apparently not earthly government referred to here, it’s “celestial hierarchy”. Feel free to despise earthly government all you want.
God’s way of keeping Trump out of the Oval Office?
Open your eyes few have reached the level of evil that Hillary knows so well.
I think the citation has nothing to do with civil government, and everything to do a person rejecting valid commnity, family, and church guidelines and norms. Dignities are persons holding status in community, family, and church settings.
Just for reference:
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/2_peter/2-10.htm
Whether or not it applies to state government or religious government, I don’t think it is in the spirit of the gospel to rail constantly against the US government, which has served us well, all things considered. As Paul says, speaking of secular government, “the powers that be are ordained of God.”
Trump is the fruit an electorate intoxicated with its own superiority to the government, who can think of nothing better than to “throw the bums out” ever two years. We get the leaders we deserve.
The current US government isn’t anything like the US government “which has served us well”. You must be dreaming Nate. Throwing the bums out would be a good start no matter who is proposing it. The US government is currently a corrupt oligarchy of organized crime, rule of law only applies to the little people like us.
I would believe in context it would have more to do with an attitude of rebellion against authority. It is one thing to resist wrong, it is another entirely to have an attitude that nobody is going to tell you what to do. It is the natural bristling of the natural man to any kind of control. It does not require blind obedience but thoughtful submission to those whom God has appointed over us in consideration of the One who has done the appointing. Verse 10 refers to the natural fruit of the natural man, being held captive by sin, while telling others they are free from the restraints that a Holy God has put in place. Same as Satan in the garden. You will not die, but shall become as gods.