Let nothing (in everything you do) be done through strife or vainglory. Philippians 2:3 a The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat to teach and to judge, but they are without spiritual etiquette in their service (s) for God and for their fellow Jewish brethren, neither for the strangers. Whatsoever they do – prayer or giving of alms (but all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues (Matthew 23:5-6) was for personal display of clothing and personality – to be seen by men. They wear long robes in vain, just to be called of men, rabbi, rabbi. In their vainglory, they seek and prefer to receive the praises and honor coming from man, than God’s praise and honor. What a blind leaders they were? John 5:44. Note: either you are being addressed as brother K or Apostle K, you are still the same honorable saint honored by his brethren. Why should you be angry for someone calling you brother K instead of Apostle K, were you not a saved brother before the Lord anoints you into the ministry? Be not blinded and destroyed by pride, you are all brethren. Matthew 23:8. If you have to serve the Lord and others, you should serve the Lord and other believers and unbelievers alike in gladness – joy, this is the essence – nature of the kingdom of God, whosoever serves God in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Romans 14:16-18.   The word etiquette is the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group which things ought to be the manner of engaging among the brethren for the Lord in whatever their hands found to do in the church as service to the Lord for his name’s sake or for the unbelievers – to do with it all your might, but without strife and vainglory. God loves a cheerful or joyous, peaceful, and humble giver: he loves a church willing church worker who will do all things quietly, politely, cheerfully and peacefully in the simplicity of Christ – you should’nt do anything for anyone or for the Lord by lifting up yourself or talking down on them like Moses once did before he smote the Rock and was punished because such act is sin – punishable, unacceptable and useless. Romans 13:8. If we are mindful and conscious that it is God who is at work in us, both to will and to do according to his good pleasure, we will always be in a good disposition – temperament of spirit administering our services of love to others as unto the Lord, and not men: this is the first criteria – standard God considers to accept our person and our work before he can reward us – openly now on earth or afterward in heaven at the resurrection of the just. Nowadays, how many believers have you seen around throwing party for the ofscourings  – the rejected men and women of the society? Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makes a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 12:12-14. People throw party or make feast with one another to show off – to display something or themselves. This is exactly what the text before us condemns – do nothing through vain glory, like Nebuchadnezzar made a show off party. Like Haman, their invitation is not only to feast with them, but to always inform you about how smart, attractive, or successful they are – outward appearances: this is what the apostle Paul calls making a fair show in the flesh, they glory in the flesh (vain glory- forbidden rejoicing), the showy, self- advertising spirit. It is better not to give or do anything in the name of charity – brotherly love, or in God’s name, than to do it in the spirit of strife, or murmuring, or disputing which is disagreement or argumentative spirit, or of pride. These are the spirits of the world, the evil spirits of the enemy, and they pollute or defile your good works in the Lord. If we, our offerings, our feasts and dinners with other good deeds to the brethren or the outsiders is to be sanctified by the Holy Ghost (Romans 15:16), and acceptable before God for any present or future considerable reward, we must do all things without murmurings and disputing: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. Philippians 2:14-15. Like uncle Laban say unto Jacob, everything you practically possesses are mine, you have nothing to show off or to prove before me. I made you what or whom you are. Genesis 31:43. So we have nothing to show off before God or anything to prove to anyone in the kingdom – all things are of God. Be careful of the spirit seeking to influence your behavior because the Lord is meek, peaceful and full of joy – God my exceeding joy. I’d rather not do anything that will cause pride in me, than to do it with exalted heart- that is vainglory, for that is to receive the glory due unto God who will not share his glory with anyone. I’d rather not try to do the same thing someone has done for others in order to impress that I can do better than the other man, or try to do anything in the church someone has previously done, just to show that I can also do likewise – what did they know or do, that I don’t know or can’t do? It is altogether vainglory, bitter envying and strife in the heart, but such spirit and deed is sensual, earthly and devilish. Follow the footsteps of Abraham, your father of faith. Do not work with a trouble seeker or maker man like Lot – let there be no strife between you and your relatives or anyone. Avoid it and avoid them if this action – keeping distances will help to keep peace, then do it. Genesis 13:7-9.  Keep no relationship with a man of strife or in strife with anyone. This is not acceptable before God who has called you unto peace. Be the quiet prince or princess of the Lord like Seraiah, doing nothing by strife or vainglory. Jeremiah 51:59.