2 Corinthians 9:13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,
Rarely have I heard teaching on submission. The Greek word hypotagē does not directly translated as subjective even though the ESV uses it this way. Other versions translate it as obedience, believed, commitment, profession, confession and even in one case calls it a gift.
Left to my own devices it was a long time before I came to an understanding of what submission means to me.
For the longest time I entreated it as surrender even though I never felt like I was at war with God. I remember times I actually answered “Fine, have it your way.”
The majority of translations use submission without offering a biblical definition. That leaves us with world dictionaries which I do not trust.
I settled in 2 Corinthians 9:13 because of the emphasis on glorifying God.
Break down the word to its component parts, sub and mission.
We all have a greater understanding of a mission and mission objectives but what happens to mission if we place sub before the word mission.
Sub means under. When God calls us we are under His authority.
Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
God does all the work for those who are in submission to Him.