Pikudei - If you cannot trust Moses, who can you trust?

 “And you shall be clear before the Lord and before Israel” (Numbers32:22).     Meaning that we can say God knows what I’m all about and do things thatlook wrong. We have to do the right thing in the eyes of the people.     But what about a case where I have a constant critic. Do I have to adjustmy life for that person? And it seems not because Moses does his debts bestwith Datan but everyone knows that no matter what he does Datan is going tocriticize him.     G-d called Moshe 'trustworthy' (Bamidbar 12:7). Why then didMoshe need to make a public accounting in front of all the people?     Moshe had overheard remarks such as 'Ben Amram’s (Moshe’s) neck isgetting pretty fat lately.' 'No wonder. He’s in charge of all thatmoney for the Mishkan!'     Certainly, these remarks were only made by lowlifes. The Jewish People asa whole trusted Moshe but they were puzzled about Moshe’s sudden wealth. Theydidn’t know that G-d had let Moshe keep the fragments of sapphire left overfrom the hewing of the second Tablets. These splinters of sapphire made Mosheextremely wealthy.     Moshe was scrupulous to a ‘T’ with the donations he received for theMishkan, but nevertheless he gave an accounting because he didn’t want to besuspected falsely of doing a little laundering on the side.     From Moshe, our Teacher, we can learn that it’s not enough for us to dothe right thing, but we must also be seen to do the right thing.