We have planned the work, and now we are working the plan. We can do the same thing in our lives as individuals. Sometimes God will only show us the next step, but if we seek to know God's will, God will give us the direction we seek. In Luke 14 the Pharisees came to Jesus and asked him to change his plans because Herod was trying to kill him. As we have already seen, Jesus refused.
Many people surrender leadership to their fears.
Jeremiah told God that he could not lead because he was a youth. You might think you are too young, but if you are God's person, and God has partnered with you to do a job, your youth will be an asset, not an impediment. That was Abraham's ploy. God promised him a son, and by the time he was 100, he was starting to doubt that he would be the father of that son. Then, in hope, Abraham believed against hope, and gave glory to God.