What is the temptation of preeminence and power?
It is the temptation to get to a place of preeminence and power over people, whether over a small number or a great number. This is one of three categories of temptation every human being faces, believer or non-believer, and Satan bombards all people with it.
Les teaches that this is the next great temptation after the desires of the flesh and the things that appeal to the eye. It is the temptation to get to a place of preeminence and power over people, whether over a small number or a great number. He explains these are the three areas every human being is faced with, whether believer or non-believer. Satan is doing the same thing to us that he did when he was naive enough to offer them to Jesus if He would fall down and worship him. But the hope and comfort is that the Lord will show a way of escape, even though we have to look for it; God will not put that way of escape right in front of us. Les points back to I Corinthians for this hope.