A second sense concerns fitness for a purpose or conflict with a purpose. Something useful to one person in particular circumstances may be unhelpful to another.
One traveler may seek shade, while another may need sunlight for a task. They evaluate the same conditions against different aims.
This kind of utility is distinct from religious reward and punishment. Not every useful measure becomes an act of worship; likewise, personal dislike does not make an otherwise lawful or obligatory act morally bad.