Romans 13:6

For this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God's service, attending continually upon this very thing.

Thus, all that was said of policemen in Romans 13:1-5 is likewise applied here to all servants and officers of the secular state. Being part of the institution "ordained of God," which is the state, they partake of the dignity and authority pertaining to it, and are entitled to obedience, respect, courtesy, honor, and the cooperation of all Christians, who, in the discharge of such obligations, are doing so "as unto the Lord," and not "as unto men," for such is the commandment of the scriptures.