As stated, Daat is a Sefirah that is not part of the tree of life. However, since we are created in Elohims (G-d’s) image (Genesis 1:26) there has to be something that permits us to work outside the desired balance state of the Creator yet still resemble Elohim. In a sense this is our force. That is accomplished via Daat.
We can choose to have knowledge (Daat) of the world, our will, or have knowledge of G-d via adherence to the will of G-d. Daat is where we interject our will; a sub-will so to speak, since the Creator’s will is the eventual winner it remains at the very top as Keter. Our will is a sub-keter (Daat), below Keter.
Because Keter is the guiding force behind the tree of life, we have to conclude even if we are outside the bounds of a balanced state we are still within the will of our creator. So our freewill is limited and short lived. We will eventually fall in line and balance out and thus Daat/know our Creator. This is unavoidable.
When Daat is in line with Keter it acts like a magnifier focused from the sun on a leaf. When it is not focused the sun’s light will not do much. When focused (Balanced Daat) it will burn a leaf and start a fire. Likewise, when we are balanced and focused on Keter, we carry down that light/wisdom through us and onto the world via Daat.
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