The apostles ​ — most of whom had no doubt shared in distributing food to the crowds whom Jesus had miraculously fed — ​ saw that it was more important for them to focus on spiritual feeding.
لَقَدْ أَقَامَ « ٱلِٱثْنَا عَشَرَ » سَبْعَةَ إِخْوَةٍ مُؤَهَّلِينَ لِيُشْرِفُوا عَلَى « ٱلْعَمَلِ ٱلضَّرُورِيِّ » ،‏ أَيْ مُهِمَّةِ تَوْزِيعِ ٱلطَّعَامِ .‏