That relieves the pressure. If you believe...
you can't fail. Neither can you clamor for position--it isn't in your hands, and it never will be. There are no 'positions' to be had in the Kingdom other than that of a
servant. All servants are created equal...and the
Master chooses whom, what, why and where you will serve...
servants have no choice.
There is
one trick question on the Kingdom aptitude test .It reads like this:
'will you obey?' It isn't a pre-qualified question--you don't get the liberty of narrowing it down to your own self-serving interests. It requires a
yes or
no answer.
At the end of the day,
no one pre-qualifies you for Kingdom service or sets you into position,
except the King...and He may place you in positions you feel absolutely
unqualified to be in...but there you are anyway.
Take for instance, the woman described in Matthew Chapter 26 who washed the feet of Yahshua/Jesus with her tears, wiping the mud away with her hair--after spending all of her savings on a bottle of costly perfume with which to anoint Him.
She was a
sinner ...deeply despised...and no doubt the keeper of many sinful secrets. Yet, she was appointed a place in history for her act of worship...in the very presense of those who despised her.
26:13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, [there] shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
At that moment, she was elevated from a sin-ridden prostitute to Kingdom leadership through an act of unashamed, heartfelt worship. In that particular gathering, many
leaders were present...religious leaders...disciples...community leaders--and she was chosen above them all.
Servitude motivated through the purity of worship can impact history. Intentional positioning works in the world, but not in the Kingdom Seeking to position yourself, is
tainted worship:
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him. And he said to her, What is your desire?
She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom. But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take? They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.
And when it came to the ears of the ten, they were angry with the two brothers. But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them. Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;
And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place: Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
You can't vie for what does not exist in the Kingdom of God. You can only choose to worship or not. Worship interweaves the motives of the heart with action which leads to serving the Kingdom, by serving others. Remember--whom you serve is not
your choice. We serve One, and His assignment is to serve
all. "If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour." 
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