God has ordained government as the earthly authority with the power of the sword (Rom 13:1-7).  Governments are all accountable to the King of kings for how they rule (Dan 4; Rev 18).  Governments are beholden to God’s Word to discern good from evil.  The Bible is replete, however, with examples of earthly rulers and governments who refused to stay in their lane.  Kings who became tyrants. Governments who were godless.  The form of government matters, you see, because certain forms lend themselves more effectively to accountability before God and the citizenry.  The Doctrine of Depravity (mankind is inherently sinful, willfully wicked, and impacted in all his faculties by sin) warns us about placing too much authority into the hands of a single person, or a single entity.    

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