Pournelle's Iron Law

A short time ago I had an email from a blog reader with whom I am in contact. He pointed me to Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy which states

First, there will be those who are devoted to the goals of the organization. Examples are dedicated classroom teachers in an educational bureaucracy, many of the engineers and launch technicians and scientists at NASA, even some agricultural scientists and advisors in the former Soviet Union collective farming administration.

Secondly, there will be those dedicated to the organization itself. Examples are many of the administrators in the education system, many professors of education, many teachers union officials, much of the NASA headquarters staff, etc.

The Iron Law states that in every case the second group will gain and keep control of the organization. It will write the rules, and control promotions within the organization.

It seems to me (if I have undertsood the point) that this is why organists and vicars are sometimes at odds.

My main goal is to enhance worship with my organ playing. It seems that some vicars (administrators) want to introduce new ideas and throw out tradition thinking that, by doing so, they are actually in the dedicated group.

I hope I have got that right.