In this week’s parsha Hashem tells Moshe that he has chosen Betzalel from the tribe of Yehuda to be the craftsman par excellence to build the Sanctuary. Although only 13 years old, Betzalel was most talented in all skills needed for its construction.

Hashem then appoints a helper for Betzalel called Oholiav (I told our children to remember his name like ‘olive’) from the tribe of Dan.

The Midrash explains that Betzalel being so talented and from the exalted tribe of Yehuda was deliberately teamed up with Oholiav, a simple person from the lowliest tribe of Dan because in Hashem’s eyes the great and the small are equal.

If we really take this teaching to heart, there is no need to be jealous if someone is more talented or gifted than yourself – Hashem loves us all the same.