It sounds like the 'greater piety' of those Jews who declared their gifts "Korban" that is, dedicated to God.
1 After this, Jesus addressed himself to the multitudes, and to his disciples; 2 The scribes and Pharisees, he said, have established themselves in the place from which Moses used to teach; 3 do what they tell you, then, continue to observe what they tell you, but do not imitate their actions, for they tell you one thing and do another -Matthew 23:1-3
Christ preached obedience, not rebellion. The spirit of obedience is humble and comes from God; the spirit of rebellion has another source.
“Christ preached obedience, not rebellion. The spirit of obedience “
He did not command people to obey the Pharisees - nor support the Pharisees, when the substituted their tradition for God’s commands.