Musar for Nazir 46:14
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
Actually, when we speak about a person being הגון, suitable for a certain task, such suitability consists of three aspects. Firstly, a person's performance must meet the standards expected of him. Secondly, sometimes a person performs a task in a manner totally satisfactory to G–d, but the people who observe the work performed are not satisfied that the work meets the specifications (because they are not sufficiently expert). Our sages have already taught us that there are occasions when a violation of one of G–d's commandments which was motivated by lofty ideals may rank ethically higher than a performance of a commandment in an off-handed manner (Horiyot 10). These two aspects of suitability are visible to all. There is a third aspect, namely the intention of the person carrying out the task as a representative of the community which is not visible to anyone except G–d. When Moses said to G–d that if Betzalel was acceptable to Him he would be acceptable to him, Moses, he referred to that part of acceptability which only G–d knows about, namely, whether Betzalel was properly motivated. A man free from defect in areas which are not subject to human scrutiny will certainly take care to be free from defects in matters subject to scrutiny by his peers.
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Mesilat Yesharim
And they said: "A person should always be quick to do a Mitzvah. For due to Lot's older daughter preceding her sister by one night she merited preceding her by four generations" (Nazir 23b).
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