Jesus feels a calling to be about God the Father’s work and stay in the temple and teach the Pharisees. Because of this, he stays behind when his parents leave Jerusalem. A few days later his parents come back to find him, worried about his safety.
Even though he was doing the work of God the Father, like us, Jesus has also been called to Honor his parents. So when his parents ask him to leave with them, is he supposed to stay in Jerusalem and honor his heavenly father or honor his worldly father and go back with them to Nazareth?