Purpose of Anointing

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, …….., and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.  (1Jn 2:27)

The Apostles looks at it as ability in relationship that brings us into the possibility of abiding in the Son of God, not to be sort after for the purpose of having the ability to perform a task. It is the oneness with Christ that we have His mind to do His task on earth. Simon mistaken the power for outworking, in reality the outworking comes out of our abiding in Christ (Acts 8:18).

.......The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.  (John 5:19)

A servant is not greater than the Master. Jesus preached, performed miracles, gave everlasting life as well as laying down His life was out of His abiding in the Father. If it is for works that we seek anointing we can ask amiss (Jam 4:3), Jesus did because He saw the Father doing. In that stature, the doing will always glorify the Greater. Check our hearts, who is the focus. Do we behold Jesus (John 14:9)? If we do, we will do His greater works (John 14:12).