"Good works" largely depend on the object worshipped and whose glory the works are intended to serve. Since all men participate in the great exchange, where the glory of man is sought out over the glory of God, then "good works" are evident to the extent they promote the glory of man. This dynamic helps explain why there is such a disconnect between the Biblical basis of good works (the glory of God) and a secular foundation of good works (the glory of man). An easier way to measure whose glory is supreme is to gage whose pleasure is in view. Living for the glory of God means to live for the pleasure of God. Christ did this perfectly, in whom "the good pleasure of the Lord prospered in hand." (Isaiah 53:10) And, He always chose God's glory or pleasure over man's. Most of the episode highlights how God's glory and pleasure should be the ultimate aim of the Christians.
