Like you said, Family comes first. Family is Family is Family. Would you obey your dad-who you know loves you- or your kid-who might ignore you when your'e older? God is called God the Father after all.
Father:
1.a male parent. 2.a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3.any male ancestor, esp. the founder of a race, family, or line; progenitor. 4.a man who exercises paternal care over other persons; paternal protector or provider: a father to the poor. 5.a person who has originated or established something: the father of modern psychology; the founding fathers. 6.a precursor, prototype, or early form: The horseless carriage was the father of the modern automobile. 7.one of the leading men in a city, town, etc.: a scandal involving several of the city fathers. 8.Chiefly British. the oldest member of a society, profession, etc. Compare
dean1 (def. 3). 9.a priest. 10.(initial capital letter
) Theology. the Supreme Being and Creator; God. 11.a title of respect for an elderly man. 12.the Father, Theology. the first person of the Trinity.