As the elder has responsibility to lead in loving example, the younger people have the responsibility to be submissive. Peter points out that all of us must submit to authority; the children to the parents, the parents to their bosses, the bosses to the administration, the administration to the government, the government to the people in a cycle of authority and submission.
The healthiest relationships are those when all members submit to one another in love and respect. None of the members lord it over the other, but each sees themselves as servants of God first, and servants to one anther second.
He who demands service puts himself above others and becomes their judge. He who serves those under his authority becomes an affective leader. People want to be near someone they respect and whom they are convinced loves and respects them (1 Peter 5:5).
