The Lord has His appointed agencies; and if these are not discerned and respected by those who are connected with His work, if men feel free to disregard God’s requirements, they must not be kept in positions of trust. They would not listen to counsel, nor to the commands of God through His appointed agencies. Like Saul, they would rush into a work that was never appointed them, and the mistakes they would make in following their human judgment would place the Israel of God where their Leader could not reveal Himself to them. Sacred things would become mingled with the common (The Youth’s Instructor, November 17, 1898).{2BC 1014.4}

Herren havde Sine udpegede agenter, og ses og respekteres disse ikke af dem, som er knyttet til Hans arbejde, hvis mennesker føler sig frie til at ignorere Guds forlangender, må de ikke komme ind i betroede stillinger. De vil ikke lytte til råd, eller til Guds bud igennem Hans udpegede agenter. Ligesom Saul vil de fare ud i en opgave som de aldrig har fået udpeget, og de fejltagelser de vil gøre at følge deres menneskelige dømmekraft vil sætte Israels Gud der hvor deres Leder ikke kan åbenbare Sig selv for dem. Hellige ting vil blive blandet med det almindelige (YI 17. nov., 1898).