The first lesson is that I do not wish to do anything out of my own self.
And the last lesson is also that of not doing anything out of one’s own self.
This does not mean that we do not seek or are not zealous; it simply means that all our Seeking or all our Zealousness MUST Come From the Lord.
It is not that will will not work, but that we will only Work the Work of God.
It is not that we will not seek for power, but that we will Seek the Power the Comes From the Lord.
The entire issue lies in this matter of Source: from whence is it all derived?