Is the Family a Legitimate Form of Government? According to Wikipedia “A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.” According to Dictionary.com, a legitimate form of government is “A government generally acknowledged as being in control of a nation and deserving formal recognition, which is symbolized by the exchange of diplomats between that government and the governments of other countries.” 

Is the Family a Legitimate Form of Government? Yes. Families government are the parents. The dad is in charge of the household. I Corinthians 11:13 says “But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.”