There is a pattern laid out in this section that Paul takes straight from Jesus: submission and love. It’s illustrated in wives, husbands, children, and slaves, but it’s intended also for the body of Christ, just as Jesus demonstrated it with God the Father: we do not seek power over one another, but we submit to one another in love, and we accept one another in love. Jesus was not the slave of the Father, and his will was not crushed by the Father. They worked together, and submission was required to keep the flow of love going. If we are going to follow this example, we also cannot seek power over others, but we must seek to do what we do in love, and submit to those to whom we should submit.