In Phil 4:19, the word “need” means, “that which is lacking and necessary to perform a particular task or meet a specific objective.” Contextually, Scripture defines material needs as food, clothing and shelter. In an age when many have those necessities in abundance, we “need” wisdom that we might invest our resources in the Kingdom of God. For the Christian, more pressing than material needs are our spiritual needs, which Peter says God supplies (2 Pet 1:3-11).