Friends, these verses highlight a powerful truth. God wants to promote us at home, work and play. God does not promote in-competents'' and fools. God promotes people who by their diligent pursuit of God have made themselves promotable. When God promotes you, your leadership has authority at home, work and play.
Authority is the ability to bring truth to a given situation.
Godly authority is heaven's mixture of truth, justice, mercy and love. When I think of authority I get a warm fuzzy feeling. Eugene, you're a tree of righteousness bearing luscious fruit every season without fail. Eugene, your leaves are never going to wither and all that you do will prosper. That's Godly authority.