Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."
The great concern of true religion is in the realm of the moral and spiritual; and the consideration overriding all others is that of the final attainment unto eternal life.  To that glorious goal of Christian faith absolutely everything else must be subordinated.  It was this very thing that came into focus in the Saviour's wilderness temptation when Satan proposed making bread out of stones  (Matthew 4:4).  And why not?  Such would have solved the economic problem absolutely.  From the miracle here recorded, it is clear that Christ could have done it.  He could have made enough bread for all who ever lived or ever would live on earth.  Why didn't he do it?  Jesus would have done it if miraculous bread had been the correct answer, either for Jesus' own personal need, or for the needs of all human beings.  In rejecting Satan's proposal for himself, Jesus also rejected it for all people.  Bitter as the truth might appear in some circumstances, there are other things more important than bread.  It is the failure of people to receive this truth, and in some instances, the failure of the church itself to receive it, that requires attention.