We are to be servants of Yahweh according to 1 Corinthians 7 [1], and there is freedom in this. Even if Paul had never said such a thing, the nature of morality is that obligation can only exist if the uncaused cause has a moral nature, and the nature of obligation is that one should do what is morally necessary no matter what. In Luke 17:7-10, Jesus addresses how when someone has done all that they are required to do, they should accept that they have only done what they have a duty to carry out. The servant of God is to do that which they should for its own sake without thinking that it is God who serves them or that present or future reward is what would make moral duty binding.
The clear moral rights of all servants are outlined elsewhere (Exodus 20:8-10, 21:2-11, 20-21, 26-27, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, 15:12-18, 23:15-16, and more), and they would also have the same rights as anyone else to not be murdered (Exodus 20:13, 21:12-14), kidnapped (Exodus 21:16), and so on. Jesus is not dismissing them as humans or saying that their entire existence is about serving the whims of the human master or mistress, because they are also people with obligations and rights.
What Jesus affirms, rather, is that fulfilling one's ethical obligations is exactly what someone is already supposed to do. There is no special incentive, such as acknowledgement, that makes righteousness worthwhile. Both are true: righteousness could only deserve praise, for it is what should be done, and it is also what people should love and practice humbly without praise in mind (though involuntarily experiencing the desire for praise does not mean that someone yields to it on the level of foundational motivation). What is morally mandatory should be done because it is obligatory, not for the sake of reward. Reward and celebration is still the just reaction for righteousness all the same.
Also, Jesus himself includes the explicit praise of servants of Yahweh in his eschatological parables about a master going away and returning. Matthew 25:19-23 all but directly teaches that those who obey God, though they are but his servants, will be commended with the renowned phrase, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Though it is a parable, what else would praise be likely to figuratively stand in for? Likewise, the parable of the man who returns as a king in Luke 19:15-17 features a similar statement. Reward which goes far beyond mere verbal acknowledgement is also mentioned in these parables, and later on, Paul and John say that followers of Yahweh and Christ will rule the world, its people, and angels in 1 Corinthians 6:2-3 and Revelation 20:4-6.
Contrary to what one should do if morality exists, the pagans and hypocrites Jesus condemns might do things that are good—or that are mere social constructs and personal preferences, having no validity when enforced or expected upon others (Matthew 15:1-20, Mark 7:1-13)—for outward show (Matthew 6:5-8, 16-18, 23:5-7, 27-28). They are not doing them with rational or sincere intentions. Instead, they seek fame or recognition instead of being content to align with what is true and upright simply because it is true and upright. They have already received their "reward" in full the moment they are given the attention they pursue, Jesus says. The genuinely rational and righteous motive would be to do what is obligatory because that is its very nature. Reward is deserved, yes. It is also not what makes something morally good, much less an obligation.
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