>>509445602You need to look at who wrote it, to who, and when it was written, and what it was written after. You also need to look at his other words related to government
>Paul, the man whipped so many times his back was a scar, beaten beyond recognition, arrested too many times to count>to the early Roman church under the Roman republic, a persecuted and relatively powerless fledgling institution>immediately after Romans 12 one of the most impassioned pleas to abandon worldliness and the flesh in the biblePaul was looking after the longevity of the Church and urging them to live Godly lives without strife, turning away from the vain acts of men and towards the kingdom of Christ. Even in Roman's 13 directly there are multiple asterisks as to what a "good" ruler should do, and Rome was not a good ruler to Christians in the republic. He is telling them to hang tight and trust in God.
>2 Timothy 2:4 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.Here Paul is telling us that follies of man are less important than the path of the righteous.
>Acts 22:25-29 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?Is this not questioning authority? Did he not have a right to?
>1 Timothy 2:1โ2 2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.All in all, Paul is less forcing people to live under painful rulers than encouraging them to live better, Godly lives. Particularly during the trying times of the early church. He was a man that went against authority multiple times himself, and so did Jesus.
TLDR Don't rock the boat, love your neighbor and love God