Craig

SM @146,
“So, I am trying to get to the bottom of what observable qualitative difference is there between the sexes that makes loving, sacrificial service from a female different than when practiced by a male for whom the same motivations and actions would be leadership and authority.”
Not sure I fully understand what you are seeking, but I will find my comp hat again and make a comment.
We may not be able to know a qualitative difference. There may or may not be one. Our task is to obey God in all things. There are many times in the bible people are asked to do things by God that they do not fully understand. We will know the reason one day…..