Titus tells believers to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready for every good work. He adds that they should speak evil of no one, avoid quarreling, and show courtesy. See Titus 3:1–2.
In Titus 3:1–2, Titus is told to keep reminding the community how to live in public. Their stance toward civic structures is to be cooperative: they should recognize governing authorities, comply with what is required, and stay prepared to do helpful deeds whenever an opportunity arises. These lines sit in the letter’s practical instruction section, where the writer connects teaching with visible conduct. Just before this, different groups in the community are addressed with guidance meant to make their lives credible and beneficial in society (see Titus 2:1–10).
Titus 3:1–2 presents public-facing conduct as an ongoing teaching priority: Titus is to keep reminding the believers about it. The explicit focus is their recognizable posture in ordinary civic and social life: a cooperative stance toward “rulers and authorities,” practical obedience, and an active readiness to do beneficial deeds (verse 1).
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Titus 3:1-2, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
1Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to every good work,
2to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all gentleness toward all men.