The Christian concept of the Great Chain of Being, a strict hierarchical categorization of all life and matter with God at the very top and kings above all other humans. So it begs the question what is a king to a God? Well it’s no competition. Most kings in the world were on the throne by virtue of what was called the divine right of kings, which supports the argumentation of a God being more powerful than a king. So in that context what is a government to a God, what are the laws of the said government to God? 
What is the notion that God cares anything about politics of who the leader is or more over what laws that country has? Let us also loot at the Apostle Paul and what he had to say about Government and God. Here in Romans Paul address the issue of taxes but in my mind makes a strong argument against God in politics.
6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Romans 13:6–7
“For the authorities are ministers of God attending to this very thing.” The issue here is governing. I don’t think anyone could make the argument that taxes is not governing. I think here the point is made that God wants politics separate. He speaks of the fact that let the Governing authority do what they were sent by God to do and that of Governing. It seems to call for a clear and concise separation. But let us see what Christ said on this issue.
Matthew has Jesus professing a clear separation of religion and State. When the Pharisees asked him about paying taxes he replied give to Caesar (the state) what is Caesar’s and to God what is his.
17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
Matthew 22:17–21
Here it becomes clear to me that Jesus speaks of society separating the issues of the Governing body and those of the Church. So in that context what is a government to a God, what are the laws of the said government to God? It too is no competition, and I argue God doesn’t care for it is of no importance to him. I mean why it would be; he is supreme in the end and his way is above ours.
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