So often we complain about the state of the world, the conditions that people live, the situations we see that break our hearts. We talk about it, we think about it, we pray about, but so often we do nothing about it. Even when moved to the point of putting a few bills in the basket, we are still not following Jesus' suggestion. He doesn't tell His disciples to pay someone else to get the food, to send others out to bring in food, or even to pray that God drop food from the heavens. He tells them to hand out the food themselves.
They probably felt as we do when faced with the multitude of problems in our world. There's too much for us to fix; there's no way we have enough time, talent, or treasure to help everyone. Yet, and this truly says something about the disciples, they try anyway and find themselves with bushels left over. God provided through their works, just as He provides through ours.