Before entering the people would see the most important thing as being driving out the other people, but what was really important was the condition of their hearts. It is the condition of our hearts that determines whether or not we will receive all that God has for us.
The people wandered in the desert because of the condition of their hearts, and the purpose of the wanderings was to test their hearts and to humble them. God caused them to hunger, then provided for them from a completely supernatural source, the manna from heaven. This was to show them that "man cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God". The word of God is not just "spiritual", it has a concrete real effect in life. The word of God is the most solid thing that there is, the most reliable thing that there is. So we should live our lives according to His word.
Even though the wanderings were a result of their rebellion, the Lord provided for them in all sorts of ways. As well as the food, their clothes did not wear out, nor their feet swell up. So it was tough, but not so it would destroy them, but instead it would teach them. So we are to know that the Lord disciplines us as sons (Hebrews 12:4-18). Sometimes this will seem very difficult, but it is not done to destroy us, but to build us up.
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