Verse 13 cites Benjamin as the prime example of the just king. In verses 14 and 15 Mosiah proclaims that he as attempted to be the same kind of just king as his father. Just as his father was a great giver of the commandments of God, so has Mosiah labored to teach the commandments of God. Mosiah also proclaims that he has established laws, and that he has ruled according to those laws (verse 15). This is an important precursor to the elevation of the status of law above the king. It is a reminder that law is in place and that law already governs the society.
One of the particular arguments that Alma used in his refusal of the kinship was that men should not be exalted one above another (Mosiah 23:7). There is no obvious correlation to this sentiment in Mosiah’s declaration, but verse 14 may be a veiled reference to it. Mosiah used Benjamin as the benchmark for the good king, and one of the reasons for Benjamin’s covenant was to eliminate “contentions.” The particular “contentions” that had arisen were economic in nature, and dealt with the exaltation of one person over another. Perhaps it is this type of “contention” to which Mosiah refers, and therefore provides yet another connection to Alma’s refusal of kingship.