Ecclesiastes 10 and 11 encourages making wise decisions throughout life. Be prudent and do not take unnecessary risks. Watch what you do for God is also watching.

In 1 Timothy 2 Paul encourages us to pray for all who are in high positions. We might say that we shouldn’t be praying for those who do not hold the same positions we do even if they are our leaders. We must remember that the leaders Paul is encouraging Timothy to pray for were dictators who wanted harm Christians and persecuted them at any opportunity. If Paul could pray for leaders like that, we should be able to pray for our leaders today. Our prayers should be that they would come to know the Lord and be godly in their decision making. Jesus is the mediator for all of us to God.

He then, deals with some points of decorum that appear to be dealing with issues that were going on in the church Timothy is leading.