24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. 25 And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ 26 But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. 27 For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.
28 “But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. 29 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, 30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Luke 22:24-30
The disciples argue about greatness. The disciples stumbled into worldliness and pride again, behaving less like devout followers of Christ and more like the unsaved. Jesus quickly took them to task, and reminded them that even He came to serve as they have served Him through His many trials.
They are all seated at the same table here, both servants and served – and while all will eventually drink from the same cup, this last trial Jesus would be undertaking alone.
