The external course of events tells us nothing of what is really going on—that is inside it all. If the external planning of men or Satan, further God's plans, they succeed; if not, they come to nothing; but what is really going on is still inside them all.
The Jews would not have taken Jesus on the Feast day, not to have an uproar, but He was to be the Paschal Lamb, and He is taken. They would often have taken Him, but His hour was not yet come; when it was, they take Him—their wicked plans succeed.
To the outward eye, what happened to Job were raids of Arabs and Chaldeans—ordinary predatory raids, and a violent storm blew down the house; Satan was in it all, and behind him God arranging the purifying of Job's heart, and our instruction in all ages.
The political plans of Augustus, as to the census of the Empire, brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus, and then it was not carried out for nine years, when Cyrenius was Governor.
All we have to do is to discern God's will, and have faith and courage to do it. All His strength is power to carry us forward. It may seem to turn out ill, or be a cross—it may be so, but we shall have the result of God's counsels and blessings by the way.
Man succeeded in crucifying Jesus, because, however wicked the act on their part, it was just carrying out God's plans. Jesus knew His Father's will—sought only to glorify His Name—had faithful obedience to act upon it, though to man's eye it was the ruin of everything.