Take a self-assessment is the theme of these verses. The congregation at Corinth had become conceited. God revealed truth to them, and it boosted their pride. They began thinking too much of themselves. They forgot who they were when God called them. They forgot God was the one who built them up.
Not many were wise by human standards (26). Not many were influential. Not many were of noble birth. Paul sums up their social status prior to a relationship with God as foolish, weak, and despised (27, 28). Why? So that we cannot boast before him.
I always need to remember who I am before God. I need to remember where God called me from. God reminded King David when he was called from, a shepherd, the lowest in his family. Humility is important, especially before God.
