A maha-bhagavata devotee sees how everyone else is serving Krishna, but not himself. Sometimes, by the desire of the Lord, he steps down to the second-class platform to preach and introduce Krishna consciousness to others, although he is not inclined to push himself forward. In such a way, a Vaisnava always keeps himself humble; he never thinks himself to be anything but an instrument to be used only under a higher order.
(Caitanya Caritamrita Lectures Book, Adi Lila: 8.33–49 Kiev—April 29, 2000, Pg 76)