Jacob 4

Jacob teaches of the saints -

"...we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea." (Book of Mormon Jacob 4:6)

But lest we get caught up in pride -

"Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things." (Book of Mormon Jacob 4:7)

Jacob reminds us -

"Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God." (Book of Mormon Jacob 4:8)

And tbecause of that, he warns us -

"Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works." (Book of Mormon Jacob 4:10)

In the Church we have been given or allowed specific duties and responsibilities that fall under an umbrella or authority. Sometimes we fail to "learn our duty" or think we know better than the instruction or counsel given us by our file leaders by going outside the umbrella of authority we have. Speaking of the Jews, but having great comparison to us, Jacob warns of such saying -

"...the Jews were a stiffnecked people; and they despised the words of plainness...and sought for things that they could not understand. Wherefore, because of their blindness, which blindness came by looking beyond the mark, they must needs fall..." (Book of Mormon Jacob 4:14)

It is when we look beyond the mark, when we think our ways or better than the Lord's or his servants that we "needs fall", therefore -

"...seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand..." (Book of Mormon Jacob 4:10)