Power may be grasped, authority has to be given.  Ultimately all authority derives from God: whether it is the right to rule a nation, to lead a family, parent a child, or serve the Lord - accountability goes directly back to God (Romans 13:1).  The dilemma for the religious leaders, was not so much the miracles that brought Jesus popular acclaim, as the right that He assumed in doing them (Luke 4:36).  Miracles could hardly warrant a death sentence but claiming a demonic or divine authority could (the demonic was clearly evil and dangerous; the divine could only be blasphemous in their eye

Everybody loves a story.

The story of arrogant and abusive tenant farmers (Mark 12:1-12) comes to its next twist.  The centrepiece of the owner's policy, to recover his assets, was to send his son - the personal family representative with all the authority of the owner.  The son is described as the heir - the person who will benefit from the prosperity of the business and all the investment of his father.  But the farm labourers saw their opportunity to eliminate the inheritor and grab the owner's legacy.  So, their plan was to kill the son, which they did, even throwing his remains off the property.

A lion may trap a gazelle and a fox may catch a rabbit, but only because they are more powerful and know how to lie in wait and stalk.  Trying to trap God is not a bright idea!  He is infinitely more powerful and knows every ambush (the Old Testament is full of such stories)!  Yet (so called) clever people still think that they can put God in a box and ship Him out of their lives: they want to find a reason for unbelief.  Such people gain popular credit and sell books by the truckload; but they are transparent and nakedly destitute before their Maker.