I've been thinking about this ever since you first posted. Perhaps one area where I see it is in the area of social injustice. It is in one's temporal best interest to praise the rich and powerful rather than to defend the downtrodden. Defending the downtrodden and thus opposing the rich and powerful can have negative consequences but it is right.

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Mary Vanderkooi
Kale Heywott Church (KHC)
Soddo, Ethiopia