The True Meaning Of Occupy Till I Come Part 1.

Why are the words "Occupy till I come" often taken out of the parabolic & contextual meaning and interpreted to mean occupying the governments & institutions of this world and expanding the influence of God's kingdom here? 
How could this be the meaning when contextually the Lord spoke the parable to correct the wrong thought/perception his disciples had of the kingdom as that which "should immediately appear" or manifest and take over the gentile rule/government over Jersusalem/Israel?

Luke 19
 11  And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12  He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13  And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.


How could occupying the seats of the governments of this world with the different sectors, systems and spheres of global society be the expansion of the kingdom of Christ when he in this parable clearly portrays himself as "the nobleman who went to a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return"? 
The account of the same parable in Matthew 13:34  clearly shows that the Son of man is the nobleman who went into a far country: " For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey"

Before departing this world to a far country(heaven) to receive for himself a kingdom did he not make a good confession before Pontius Pilate, boldly and publicly declaring that his kingdom is not of this world?
Did he not clearly state that if his kingdom was of this world, that he is more than potent enough to enforce/establish/exert it's power and influence over the powers that be by foiling his arrest/delivery to the Jews to be killed?
See John 18:36-37 And 1 Timothy 6:12-15.

The kingdom he went to a far country to receive for himself is very unlike the kingdoms of this world, it is a kingdom which cannot be shaken or moved, it is thus in fellowship with his patience and kingdom that Hebrews 12:28 says we are also receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved. In relating to it we are now called to serve and not to reign in this world thus the words of scripture following the presentation of the kingdom we're receiving is that we should have grace to the end that we may serve God acceptably. We might serve God unacceptably & be rejected at the end just like Cain offered/sacrificed unto God but was rejected and Esau wept bitterly unto God but was rejected   thus we're admonished to ensure we have/find grace in diligent walk/fellowship with the Lord to the end that we may serve acceptably with godly reverence and fear.  

Hebrews 12
15  Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 16  Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.17  For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. 
28  Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29  For our God is a consuming fire.

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