Short thought on Parshas Shemos: When Shifra and Pu’ah feared the Almighty, He made for them houses.
Rashi brings from the medrash that He built them houses of Priesthood, and houses of Monarchy.
Priesthood from Shifra, Monarchy from Pu’ah. The question is if they both acted similarly, why did they establish different types of houses?
The Medrash describes Shifra as one whose deeds were upright (Shifra from Leshaper)and she would straighten the child. Pu’ah would fight Paroh, and awaken the child when people considered him dead.
The function of a Kohen is to guide klal Yisroel when things are happening properly; it is the function of the king to fight their enemies, and awaken and compel people to accept Divine sovereignity, even when they don’t feel like doing so.
Therefore, they each got rewarded based on their deeds and personality traits.