In the middle of this Psalm 78 account of the rebellion of the sons of Israel in the wilderness, a particular rebellion is condemned:

And in their heart they put God to the test

By asking food according to their desire. (v. 18)

Dane’s bestseller popped back into my mind: “food according to their desires.”

This is the perpetual sin of the people of God. We are not willing to eat the table God sets for us, but demand to set the table ourselves. We are unwilling to be content with the food God sets before us but demand to choose and be served the food we prefer.