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GOD'S arm too short?

Numbers 11:21-25
21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and Thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether My word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

God solves the problem!
And, even His believers don't believe it!
Moses, who should know better, is talking with GOD and doubting GOD! "Thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a WHOLE MONTH." Moses is curious about the logistics. How will this work? There are over one million people in Moses' care, that's a whole lot of meat to eat! For a WHOLE MONTH?

Moses asks; "Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall ALL THE FISH of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?" Where will all this meat come from? How can they keep it for the entire month? There is no refrigeration. There is no grocery stores. There is no restaurant drive thrus. There is NO foreseeable way for GOD to deliver on this promise. In Moses' eyes this problem can't be solved.

"And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed SHORT? thou shalt see now whether My word shall come to pass unto thee or not." GOD is going to show Moses how it's done. He has GOD'S word on it. Does Moses think God's arm too short? Is God slow to pay the tab? Does Moses think GOD has Crocodile arms, and is not willing and able to reach His wallet? We often complain about not getting rain. We find ourselves in our own desert. A wilderness of our own making, from our own mind. We FEEL like God is withholding from us. Why is God stingy? BOY, are we every ungrateful.
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