We come close to seeing the perfection of the spoken word of one in authority being obeyed both by fear of the consequence of not doing so, while at the same time being obeyed for the pure joy of pleasing one they love in the young child eagerly moving to the spoken word of a parent whom they love, and respect, while at the same time having been trained that disobedience has consequences. If His word is not obeyed perfectly, whether from fear or love doesn't matter in theory at this point, God is honor bound to discipline the offender. I use the word discipline here with great care. There is a difference in discipline as contrasted with punishment. Discipline contains the idea of teaching, or learning depending upon the end one is associated with.
Punishment is in payment for an offense.
We must be careful then for in no way can there be punishment assigned for disobedience other than eternal damnation. For this reason God is long suffering toward the children of wrath, carefully bringing chastisement in various ways, that they might turn from their disobedience. Even as Scripture so says that those whom He loves, God does chastise. The difference being that the same chastisement that draws the child of God to His bosom in repentance, will bring forth hatred and violence in the heart of the children of wrath. As we then begin this introduction of the moral law, it is of utmost importance we grasp both the importance of God's sovereignty, and understand how that affects the history of man and God's involvement in that history.