Infested With Worms

"The Children of Israel did so and they gathered, whoever took more and whoever took less. They measured in an Omer and whoever took more had nothing extra and whoever too less was not lacking. Everyone according to what he eats had they gathered...people left over until the morning and it became infested with worms and stank..." 16:17-20




According To What He Eats He Gathered...Infested With Worms - This was a sign that all of a persons earthly needs are decreed from Above and there is no point in gathering more than one will need, for it cannot be taken along with a person once his time on earth expires. When a person immerses himself excessively in earthly pleasures, he only provides extra fuel for the worms... - Kli Yakar (Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz)

Kli Yakar adds that the exception to this rule was that which was left over on Friday for consumption on Shabbat, which did not rot or turn wormy. Instead, it remained fresh and nourishing. This was symbolic of the idea that a person must spend his days accumulating possessions that can be stored away for the "Day That Is Complete Shabbat", also known as "Olam Habbah"- The World To Come. The Torah and Mitzvot that we bank for that period, will never decay or decompose. They're the only functional currency in the World To Come.
 
from a newsletter from 'Partners in Torah'