John 2:5

‘His mother says to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.'

Mary clearly did not feel His words as a rebuke, but just as a reminder that she must not hurry Him into His work. But she knows Him well enough to know that He will do something, something which is apparent to her from His attitude. So she turns round and tells the waiting servers, (possibly unpaid volunteers), ‘Do whatever He tells you.' The words may indicate that she is expecting Him to do something unusual which may take the servers by surprise, or may simply indicate her confidence in His ability to get the people out of the mess that they had got themselves into.

This incident illustrates the fact that, although like the disciples she accepts He is chosen for a special task, Mary is not fully in tune with her son's purposes. Jesus will later re-emphasise this when He will not allow her to interfere with His ministry in other circumstances (Mark 3:31), putting her on a par, from that point of view, with all who do the will of God. Even His mother cannot be allowed to interfere in His destiny. She now has no special influence over Him.