Honor All People - 1 Peter 2

S - 1 Peter 1:¹⁷ Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
O - Peter is talking about submitting to authority in this section. He makes the statement though to honor all people and to love the brotherhood while talking about authority.
A - I need to always honor those in authority in my life, but as Peter says here I also need to honor ALL people and to love the brotherhood or other Christians. I think that Peter says this so that it is easier for me to honor the government. If I am already honoring all people then honoring the government just falls into place as I am already honoring them. This doesn't mean that I can't disagree with them nor should blindly follow them. I believe that God will speak into my heart and mind and show me if there are any areas that I can work with the government to improve on things.
P - Heavenly Father, Thank you for the governing authorities in my life. Bless them and give them wisdom and understanding from you to do the right thing for those that they are governing. Help me to be that leader that those that follow me want and desire to follow and to make decisions that will be good and beneficial to them.