The disciples had been much disappointed that Jesus had not tried to secure the co-operation of the leaders in Israel. They felt that it was a mistake not to strengthen His cause by securing the support of these influential men. If He had repulsed Judas, they would, in their own minds, have questioned the wisdom of their Master. The after history of Judas would show them the danger of allowing any worldly consideration to have weight in deciding the fitness of men for the work of God. The co-operation of such men as the disciples were anxious to secure would have betrayed the work into the hands of its worst enemies.

Det havde været en stor skuffelse for disciplene, at Jesus ikke havde forsøgt at sikre sig medvirken fra Israels ledende mænd. De mente, at det var en fejl ikke at styrke hans sag ved at sikre sig disse indflydelsesrige mænds støtte. Hvis han havde afvist Judas, ville de i deres stille sind have draget deres Mesters klogskab i tvivl. Judas' senere historie skulle komme til at lære dem, hvor farligt det er at tillade verdslige hensyn at veje til, når man skal afgøre, hvor skikkede mennesker er til Guds arbejde. En medvirken af den slags mænd, som disciplene var ivrige efter at sikre sig, ville have forrådt gerningen over i dens værste fjenders hænder.