Glory to Gaius (Merlin's Mentor, not (I don't think) any of the Famous Romans)

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I've been watching BBC's Merlin--a series about the wizard's early years in Camelot (starting back when serving 'the Arthur who was a royal prince (son of King Uther)')--available on a couple streaming-services (I'm watching it on hulu, but I think it's also available on Amazon Prime). And I'm seeing that--tho Merlin was crucial to Arthur's success in Camelot (I think they called 'the successful kingdom' Albion ... probably in the same way they called Merlin "Emrys")--Merlin (especially since magic was illegal under Uther and again under Arthur) wouldn't have done the sorcery necessary without the encouragement of Gaius. Gaius--a former follower of 'The Old Religion' of the Celts, who used their secrets to ... to save Arthur's life when his mother died in childbirth, or something--promised Merlin's mother that he'd look after him & help him adjust to life in a non-magic kingdom as his magic-powers grew to support the kingdom's abundance. I think Gaius's example shows us how "glory to God" really works---God gets the glory as God sees us use the power to enrich The Kingdom, just the way Gaius gets the glory when he sees Merlin support an 'Arthur' in enriching their kingdom.