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It is good to have unsatisfied wants and needs, it provides motivation to be productive. Those who have everything they need and want are not as motivated as those who must struggle to meet their needs.
The last two verses of this psalm are a great reminder of God’s grace to His people. Let us not allow our current sorrow stop us from doing God’s work. God will give us joy at harvest time.
As the number of believers rapidly increased, the problem with the arrangement described in chapter 4 cropped up. It becomes difficult to distribute resources fairly as the group becomes larger. This is especially true when the group grows rapidly. The Apostles proposed a solution of appointing seven men whose specific job it would be to oversee the distribution in order to make sure that everyone’s needs were met. The lesson we learn is that in order to care for the needs of those unable to care for themselves (whether that inability is due to a permanent disability of some sort, or to some sort of temporary setback) someone needs to know each individual in need well enough to know what they need.
Solomon’s great success results from the fact that he chose to seek wisdom from God rather than wealth, a long life, or victory over his enemies. We should follow Solomon’s example in this (although probably not in much of the rest of his life).