Elisha accepted the call to service, casting no backward glance at the pleasures and comforts he was leaving. The young ruler, when he heard the Saviour's words, "went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions." Verse 22. He was not willing to make the sacrifice. His love for his possessions was greater than his love for God. By his refusal to renounce all for Christ, he proved himself unworthy of a place in the Master's service.

Elisa tog imod kaldet til at tjene og tænkte ikke mere på de glæder og bekvemmeligheder, han gav afkald på. Den rige yngling gik "bedrøvet bort" da han hørte Frelserens ord, "thi han havde meget gods". 22. vers. Han var ikke villig til at bringe ofre. Han elskede sine ejendele mere, end han elskede Gud. Han nægtede at give afkald på alt for Kristi skyld og viste sig derved uværdig til en plads i Mesterens tjeneste.