- Maintenance of Law and Order: They also help to preserve and protect the rights of citizens and/or members, Ensure the smooth running and development of an organization, society or institution.
- Helps to maintain the security of the lives of the people they govern or rule.
- Help to provide basic amenities like roads, hospitals, schools, recreation centres, town hail, electricity etc. which promote the development of the society.
- Constituted authority facilitates the execution/implementation of the programmes of the society or group.
- Helps assists in formulating policies and making decisions on behalf of the entire members of the society or group.
- Constituted authority arbitrates when there is conflict among members of the society or group.
- Constituted authority provides role models for the members of the group or society.
- Constituted authority ensures stability and continuity in the society.
- Constituted authority helps to maintain good interpersonal/inter-communal relations.
- Constituted authority enhances openness/transparency/accountability.
- Helps in smooth transition/change of leadership.
- It provides employment to the people.
- It provides direction/focus to the followers.
Constituted authority especially the religious type help to bring people closer to God and build their faith in Him. Makes and enforces laws: Constituted authority makes laws, rules and regulations and enforces them in order to ensure the peaceful and harmonious existence of the people they govern or rule.