All of these three chapters is about Arjuna questioning Krishna whether he should act or not. Krishna keeps on saying that he should and tells him many reasons why it's right. Everything he says is very deep and sometimes a bit confusing, but because of the way he says it, it seems like he is always right. Krishna tells him that it is his duty to fight so that there is a greater good in the future. I do agree with this because according to Krishna, the souls of humans will remain living even after the body is destroyed. So, assuming this to be true, Arjuna would not commit any sins by killing someone because they will be born again some time later. Krishna, himself, says that he was reborn many times already. In fact, he says that even Arjuna wasn't in his first life. Krishna seems to be like a god-like person because he knows a lot about life itself, and he can apparently remember all his lives that he had before.
Another one of the most important explanations of Krishna is whether it's better to act or not to act. This, of course, is a very broad topic, but Krishna is able to explain why it's better for Arjuna to act. He says that both might have give benefits, but acting is a lot better since it is more superior and it would give more chances of other things to happen:
"Renunciation and discipline in action both effect good beyond measure; but of the two, discipline in action surpasses renunciation of action. The man of eternal renunciation is one who neither hates nor desires; beyond dualities, he is easily freed from bondage."
The book, until now, doesn't seem to be focused mainly on the story but rather more on the teachings of Krishna to Arjuna (this, obviously would be why the book is divided into "teachings" instead of chapters).
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