Ender
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Um, yes it does.
Romans 13:4--For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good.
In that context, government in its proper place is a force for good in society. Out of its place, it cannot do anything but harm.
Much of the Bible stemming from the KJV had certain words deliberately mistranslated to please the King. One famous one is "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, Exodus 22:18." This was never in the original scriptures- the KJV replaced the word murderer with witch to please King James because he hated witches.
The "authority" in Romans had nothing to do with civil government.
Here's some easy reading on the subject:
http://shamah-elim.info/a/romans13-1.htm