There is no substitute for obedience and there is no exception made for ignoring it. We cannot circumvent it when it comes to an intimate relationship with God. Every voice does not require obedience on our part. When you have recognized a leader or mentor, there is value in honoring their instructions. Obedience is the outward manifestation of an inward honor and this is the seed for access. The only way it will be clear that you hold a particular authority figure in high regard, is that you will obey and follow their instruction. There is a consequence to disobedience. There will likewise be a reward for obedience. You may not even understand the instruction. The person, who is capable of following the most basic instruction, is typically the one who can be trusted with greater investment. How can I assume that God will invest His wisdom and power in me if I am not willing to follow His counsel? If someone has to be told to do the same thing multiple times and they do not respond it is clear that they do not agree or their behavior indicates a lack of respect. Blind loyalty is not the point here. Rather it is an understanding of the Sovereignty of God and that there is nothing that God has told me to do that is worth not obeying. Let’s be quick to obey. Let Him see that we are willing to do whatever we He desires, in order that we may access His best for us.