Can "edification" mean improvement or growth in a general sense, or does it only specifically refer to acquisition of knowledge or moral improvement?

In a conversation with a friend, I recently mentioned that I thought "one of the purposes of gift-giving is the edification of the giver and receiver" My friend replied that this did not make sense, as edification only refers to educational growth.

The oxford english dictionary defines edification as "​the improvement of somebody’s mind or character" and offers this example sentence:
"There are, for your edification, 150 teaspoons of sherry in a bottle—I counted them all."

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/edification?q=edification

Merriam-Webster defines "edify" as "to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge". (The definition for "edification" just refers back to "edify")

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edify#synonyms

We agreed that these definitions are ambiguous; both definitions mention improvement and point toward moral issues, but do not elaborate much.
It is not clear whether "improvement" in this context can include improving someone’s quality of life and expressing one’s generosity, or if it is only about mental improvement.

Both definitions seems to imply that "edification" is a more intellectual issue, but then the OED example refers to a trivial matter of improving someone’s happiness, which seems to contradict the given definition.

I’m hoping that someone can come up with a clearer definition of "edification" that states whether edification covers improvement and happiness in a more trivial sense.