In Johh 4:27, the disciples, before the woman left, asked Jesus, "What seekest thou," or, "Why talkest thou to her."  Jesus was not following the dictates of society.  Not only was He talking to a Samaritan woman, but He was doing so without any one else
present.  The first question might be why would they question what Jesus was doing?  We can assume that they did it out of concern for His reputation, but they could have also worried that someone else was doing what they thought was their right.  It would not so much have been their responsibilty, because people don't usually mind sharing responsibility, but they do mind giving up rights.  They were His inner circle.  Today when we see God at work in the world, we may not understand what He is doing, but we need never question Him.  Also, as Christians, we must never feel that we should be able to keep the Saviour for ourselves, nor feel threatened when those we may not like become a part of His family.  We do not see an answer from Jesus.  He had told them what His purpose was, and He expected them to accept the way He carried it out.  Then, after the woman left, in verse thirty one, they asked Him to come and eat.  Again, they were more concerned with physical needs than spiritual needs.  In verse thirty two, Jesus said to them, "I have meat to eat that ye know not of."  We can never know the full riches of God, but we can know that He will use them to meet our needs.  The disciples, still thinking in material terms, wondered where this meat came from.  While they were away doing what Jesus had told them to do, had someone else done what they were to do?  We never need to be concerned about someone else doing the work of God, but in this case, there was no one else.  In verse thirty four, Jesus said to them, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish His work."  That is our task today.