Government - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Government
[ 1,,G2941, kubernesis ]from kubernao, to guide" (whence Eng., "govern"), denotes
(a) "steering, pilotage;"
(b) metaphorically, "governments or governings," said of those who act as guides in a local church, 1 Corinthians 12:28. Cp. kubernetes, "a pilot," Acts 27:11; Revelation 18:17.
Note: For kuriotes, "lordship, dominion," rendered "government" in 2 Peter 2:10, AV, See DOMINION.