Complaining in the midst of the Harvest - Acts 6-7

It is hard to imagine that in the midst of bringing in the harvest someone would complain about how the blessing are being distributed. But, that is the story in the beginning of Acts 7. In the midst of tremendous growth of the church (thousands are coming to Christ; leadership was living and demonstrating the power of Christ through beatings; and, hundreds were being healed) yet, despite that growth some, instead of singing the praises of God, started to sing the chorus of complaints. They were worried their widows would be neglected in the daily distribution of provisions. The background here is that their was an extreme famine in and around Jerusalem in those days. Historians tell us that the famine was so severe, that food was very scarce for the Jewish sects and other small minority groups. It was a genuine concern that loved ones, like widows, would survive. However, in the context of the greatest explosion of any movement in the history of mankind, the complaining about food distribution is quite shameful. People were being saved by the forgiveness that is in Christ. Hundreds and hundreds; yet, despite the beauty of this time someone was complaining about food! Remind you have any other time in Biblical history? How about Jacob and Essau and a bowl of porridge? How about the nation of Israel and their dislike for manna? Man has a distinct appetite for the temporal in the midst of the eternal. God is doing some great things in our midst and we are worried about the appetite of our tongue. Let's make sure we realize the lust of the flesh is the thing that hinders the fulfillment in the heart.