No matter how much power is available, the fuse box only lets a certain amount of power through. (redeeminggod.com)
God had given him a certain amount of power and authority which he perverted and wanted to exalt himself above God... rather than «just» being the Angel of God. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Example, if you recognize Roman Catholics as 60 % of the population then Roman Catholics get 60 % of the seats and to recognize who is a roman catholic and who is not they are required to be a member of the roman catholic Church this could give the church a certain amount of power of those representatives enough perhaps the the church would have effective power. (politics.stackexchange.com)