When things are going wrong within the family, one problem that often appears is that the father tries to fix the problem by issuing commands. Blockhead fathers will point to Ephesians 5 and then act surprised when just telling everybody to submit does not fix all the problems. That kind of spirit is totally antithetical to how God established His family. At the same time, look at Job: he does not go to the Lord in sacrifice and point to his own godliness and complain about his children’s sins. Job takes responsibility—and authority flows to those who take responsibility.
