'Excelling' in the Bible

Reuben, you are my firstborn,my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

“Even the stork in the skyKnows her seasons [of migration],And the turtledove, the swallow and the craneObserve the time of their return.But My people do not knowThe law of the Lord.

and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.