Grumbling

Exodus 16:8 - "Moses also said, “You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD.”

In this passage the people have been recently delivered from Egypt and are now in the desert and they were grumbling against Moses and Aaron and how they were brought out into the desert to die. We see in this verse that Moses said that they weren't grumbling not against them, but against God.

If you ask a believer, do they grumble against God? I would say that most would say no. We may grumble about people or grumble because of the circumstances, but while in actuality, we are grumbling against God. We are directing our complaining against a person or some circumstance, but indirectly we are saying to God, we are not pleased with you.We are not pleased with the lot you have given us in life.

As well we need to take extra precautions not to complain about the leadership that God has put over us. We see that God often judged the people hard for their grumbling and rebellion against their leadership. God does not take grumbling lightly.

The Bible exhorts us to rejoice always. (Philippians 4:4)