The desire for power...or lust for it...I believe, derives from the loss of our intended and primary relationship with God, who is Almighty. We were meant to live is secure, fulfilled and joyful dependence on Him. When we severed that vital relationship, humanity began to grasp at power, defining it in various and sundry ways to disguise the fear driving it. We have ever since been either trying to justify it, rationalize it or just brutally exercise it. That "lust" has been overlaid with religion, jingoistic fervor, or simply displayed in undisguised bullying. Authority is a different animal from mere "power". A slight, 92-pound female police officer can stop a fast-moving hoard of vehicles on a NYC avenue by raising her gloved hand. She does so not by her personal power, but by the authority her uniform & badge convey. Make no mistake. authority has power behind it, but is different. Can authority be perverted? Yes! Anything broken humanity wields can and most likely will be twisted by the inner "twister" Scripture calls sin. God's authority has ultimate Power...but it is exercise in infinite grace and Justice...something we can only know by God showing us...by His revelation of Love in Jesus Christ.