"divine mandate" means when someone believes they have been chosen or given permission by a higher power, like a god or deity, to carry out a specific task or duty. Full definition
Why is «wives submit to your husbands» considered by many Christian to be a timeless divine mandate, when in every New Testament occurrence, that phrase is either preceded or followed by instructions that «slaves obey your masters,» at least once with the phrase «in the same way» between them?! (rachelheldevans.com)
Only if you can claim that your personal divine mandates are above the Constitution. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The apostolate of dialogue takes place par excellence in the family and enlivens its sense of mission, which for parents is the divine mandate to carry out the ministry of love, the «love that casts out fear» (1 Cor 13:7).5 (faith.org.uk)