As an imperfect being, I knew without instruction that human ownership, misogyny, ostracism and murder were never acceptable. Logic would dictate a god, especially a loving one, would know at least as much.
Self interest guides our actions, combined with empathy we can extrapolate our interests to understand the interests of others in our group. Sometimes sacrificing some of our own resources improves the overall balance and moves the species closer to the highest potential good.