Before the Lord proceeded to feed the people,
He gave the disciples instructions to make the
crowd to sit down on the grass in groups of
fifties and hundreds.

This worked to prevent confusion and to make
sure that no one would be missed.

Then to the disciples amazement Jesus blessed
the food and began breaking it and giving it to
the disciples to distribute to the people. And as
He continued to break it, the few loaves and
fishes turned into an unending supply.