Exodus 16:2-3 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
The people complained once again to Moses and Aaron, and by implication to God. They were hungry and had no food. The natural response is to complain. The supernatural response would be to pray. Even though they had just seen the miraculous salvation of God from bondage in Egypt, they wanted to go back into the world, into slavery and misery, where at least they had meat and bread to eat.
God responded to the needs of His people by sending manna from heaven. God always proves Himself to be good, even when we call Him bad. Even after we have been saved out of the world by the mighty work of God the natural man still has a hankering to go back to the old life from which he has been saved. The temptation to trust in self and the world to provide security and provision is always present to the rescued believer.
Sin and unbelief remain in the hearts of the saved, and complaining about God and blaming Him is the outward evidence. The New Man makes the better response by turning complaints into prayers. The amazing thing is the amazing grace of God: He still responds to the needs, the hunger and the emptiness, of His people. He sends manna to unbelieving and complaining people. No matter what man does, God is still good. He moves us to ”thank the Lord in every circumstance.” Thus, our lifestyle is one of thanking instead of complaining, for God is always good.