Why Him?

From all the people on earth G-d decides to choose Billam as his prophet. 

Billam, the man who wanted to curse the Jews so badly, that when G-d forced him to bless the Jews he convinced his own people to send their daughters to entice the Jews to sin. Every time I read the story I ask myself could G-d not have found someone more moral and deserving for the job?

This morning it came to me.

What if G-d chose Billam so we can appreciate Moses?

We look at Moses and we say to ourselves that if only G-d would speak to us we would be as great as Moses. So G-d decides to speak to Billam; showing that prophecy alone is no assurance to morality. It's not the prophecy that makes the person great, rather it's the person's own effort that makes him a great prophet.

The same is true for every person. When we feel an inspiration from above we must know that the inspiration alone will not make us Mosses-like. To be like Moses we must ensure that we, inspired by the gift of inspiration, will work hard to improve ourselves.