day no. 14,929: rulers must rule by the rules of the Ruler

2 Samuel 23:1-3
Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me,
and his word was in my tongue.
The God of Israel said,
the Rock of Israel spake to me, 
He that ruleth over men must be just,
ruling in the fear of God.

A ruler is a measuring stick. It is organized according to standards and is then itself a standardized way of evaluating other things by measuring them.

A ruler of people is also a measuring stick. He has standards by which he is evaluated and must himself subscribe. He must abide by the rules of the Ruler of all peoples in order to rule his assigned people rightly. 

But no earthly authority is absolute. It is only authoritative inasmuch as it has been given its authority by the Authority.

In order to lead men, you must lead justly, which means by the standards and measures assigned by God, the Ruler of all rulers and the Establisher of all rules.

All rulers will one day be measured by the Ruler for how well they ruled.