Growing To Be Greater

Midrash Tanchuma (4) בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבִּקֵּשׁ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לִבְראֹת אֶת הָעוֹלָם וּבִקֵּשׁ לִבְראֹת אֶת הָאָדָם, הָיוּ מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת אוֹמְרִים: מָה אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי תִּזְכְּרֶנּוּ (תהלים ח, ה), מָה אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ מִן הָאָדָם הַזֶּה. אָמַר לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, וּמִי מְקַיֵּם מִצְוֹתַי וְחֻקֹּתַי וְתוֹרוֹתַי. אָמְרוּ לוֹ: אָנוּ מְקַיְּמִין תּוֹרָתֶךָ. אָמַר לָהֶם ...  הִתְחִיל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אוֹמֵר לְמַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת, כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַה', כְּשֵׁם שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל עוֹרְכִין לִי, שֶׁהֱיִיתֶם אוֹמְרִים לִי, מָה אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי תִּזְכְּרֶנּוּ (תהלים ח, ה). עוֹרְכִין לִי קָרְבָּנוֹת, כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְעָרַךְ הַכֹּהֵן אוֹתָם (ויקרא א, יב), עַל מִזְבַּח הָעוֹלָה (שם ד, י). עוֹרְכִים לְפָנַי שֻׁלְחָנוֹת, כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת יַעַרְכֶנּוּ לִפְנֵי ה' . אוֹ יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיכֶם עֶרֶךְ נְפָשׁוֹת כְּמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אִישׁ כִּי יַפְלִיא נֶדֶר בְּעֶרְכְּךָ נְפָשׁוֹת לַה'. הֱוֵי, כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק.  What is the significance of the parsha of arachin that it means man must be created?  

The Torah says (27:19)  if one is a makdish a field and then they redeem it from hekdash, the original owner must add a fifth to the value.  Why does the original owner, who went above and beyond to give his field to hekdesh lose out in the redemption process by needing to add a fifth more than anyone else?  Rav Yerucham explains that the expectation level goes up for one who is makdish their field.  Since the person demonstrated the ability to give to hekdesh, then he can't merely redeem the field at face value but he must add in his giving to hekdesh for he is someone who adds kedusha beyond the original boundaries.  When more is done, the bar gets raised.  

The possuk in Zecharyeh (3:7) says ונתתי לך מַהְלְכִים בין העומדים האלה.  A malach is called an עומד, there is no advancing, no upward trajectory, their path is set.  Mankind is called מהלכים, man is on a path, sometimes he moves closer to the goal, sometimes further away.  There is room to grow to become a greater person.  

The sefer עדרי צאן says the parsha of arachin traches us that the value of a person changes depending one one's age for it is the capability of growth that is being measured.  The parsha of arachin proves a person is a being with the capability of growing into something greater and that is something a malach can never do. 

אם בחוקותי תלכו.  Why is תלכו put together with חוקים?  The way that the effect of the Torah and mitzvot is felt as חקיקה, as becoming engraved in a person, is through growth.  By living a life of תלכו, of shteiging, of growing, then the Torah becomes part of a person.