And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites and some of the priests and some of the chief of the fathers of Israel for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
18
"Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.
20
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Romans 13:1-5
1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but from God; the powers that be are ordained by God.
2
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God, and those who resist shall receive for themselves damnation.
3
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same,
4
for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for he beareth not the sword in vain; for he is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5
Therefore ye must be subject not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme,
1 Peter 2:14
or unto governors as unto those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do well.