Les and I talked often over the past few days about how the diet of the people of the Middle East is anchored around flour. They eat bread like many other cultures eat rice or corn. As I read about the feasts that took place it made the offering of flour and the food they ate of unleavened bread that much more meaningful. God was saying to give to Him of what was life sustaining on a physical level to them. God had given them the flour and oil and it was an act of love and worship to give it back to God.
What in your life and mind is life sustaining? God did not require their whole, but a portion. It was a reminder that what they had was a gift from Him. What in our lives is God asking us to give? Time, money, labor, or maybe some of each of these to help us remember that what we have is a gift from Him and is to be used for His glory. For His provision, strength, and love, we too should party!