I have read the Silmarillion several times and it seems that the Maiar were like the lesser Gods and there was a heirarchy within their own ranks. Some might have had more power or abilities than others. According to one source I found about the Istari. "Though the Istari came secretly and in humble form, they were mighty spirits. They were limited to the form of Men and the powers found within the mortal World."
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By the starlit mere of Cuivienen, they rose from the sleep of Iluvatar
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