It is important to remember that the disciples were not religiously educated men. Many were fishermen by trade. One was a tax collector. They were not familiar with prophecies of the Old Testament about the Messiah. They only held a generic knowledge that a Messiah would come. The only disciple that has anything said about him relating to religious education was Philip when he told Nathaniel, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and prophets, wrote about – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph” (John 1:45).
So while they retrieved the donkey for Jesus to ride on, they had no idea that they were fulfilling prophecy (John 12:16). We do not have to have a degree, or understand all the fine details of scripture before God can use us. God is fully capable of fulfilling his will through you just as you are today.
Later the disciples studied scripture intently, but for now, they simply obeyed.
