We all need authority in life; it guides us, protects us, defends us, if neccessary. When we are children and teenagers, we fear/ respect/ obey our parents and teachers. Parents and teachers are the first phase authority.
When we grow older, there's the authority of the boss at the place of work. Unlike parents, and even teachers, there are ways to replace a boss if he's hard on us, or... we could just move to another workplace.
As to political authority, so far, it has failed us bitterly. Sometimes it's not even existent. Other times, it makes us wonder about its neccessity. Most of the time it gets on our nerves.
God, is the highest, ultimate authority , as everything that exists was created by Him. There's a spark of God in everyone of us.
I believe in God, pray to Him, ask Him for help. So, do others, individually, or as part of religious worship. My own belief has very little to do with religion. It is basically based on my wish for a direct link to Him, to that Spark he left in me and in everyone else.
Belief in God can prevent us from doing evil to ourselves and to others. Not always., perhaps. There are those among us, that are more concerned with the outer, superficial aspects of God's worship than with good and evil done to fellowmen.
Anyway, God stays with us forever.
Browsing the web, I came upon some over ten types of authority (or sub-authority if you wish), regarding the obedience of rules or orders given by a person or entity:
1. academic authority 2. charismatic authority (based on the charisma of the individual 3. expert authority 4. founder authority 5. ownership authority 6. administrative authority etc...
adult and policeman authority (AI image generated)