Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Corinthians 10:2

"yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh." — 2 Corinthians 10:2 (ASV)

That I may not be bold. I urge you to act in such a way that I may not have reason to exercise the severity I fear I will be forced to use against those who accuse me of being governed entirely by worldly motives and policy. The goal is that I may not be compelled by your improper conduct to be bold and decisive in my measures.

Which think of us (in the margin, reckon). They suppose this; or, they accuse me of it. By the word "us" here, Paul means himself, though it is also possible that he speaks in the name of his fellow apostles and fellow workers who were associated with him, and the objections may have referred to all who acted with him.

As if we walked. This means as if we lived or acted. The word "walk" in the Scriptures is often used to denote the course or manner of life. See Barnes on Romans 4:12; see also Barnes on 2 Corinthians 5:7.

According to the flesh. See Barnes on 2 Corinthians 1:17.

As if we were governed by the weak and corrupt principles of human nature. As if we had no higher motive than carnal and worldly policy. As if we were seeking our own advantage and not the welfare of the world. The charge was probably that he was not governed by high and holy principles, but by the principles of mere worldly policy; that he was guided by personal interests and by worldly views—by ambition, or the love of dominion, wealth, or popularity—and that he was lacking every supernatural endowment and any evidence of a divine commission.