And they drop back in line. Someone else must have beat them to the punch. Guess this wasn't the right moment. Oh, well, no harm in asking, no harm in saying no. There would certainly be other opportunities.
Word eventually leaks out.
Someone must have overheard the conversation and passed it on. And as tensions mount Jesus sits down at the side of the road, calls his quibbling troops together and begins to teach them about ambition - God's way. You fellows know that in our society it is expected that those in charge use those under them for their own advancement and good. The one at the top has authority over the one at the bottom. If you don't jump you're given a label.