Obedience was the act of complying with someone's request or authority.
In 2366, Geordi La Forge and Wesley Crusher complained about Officer Exchange Program participant Commander Kurn's tactics as acting first officer of USS Enterprise-D. William T. Riker explained that Kurn's style of command was different from what they were used to, adding that "Klingons believe in obedience and a strict formality of command."