Christians need to learn to speak with joy, listen with discernment, and grow in grace.
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.