Exodus 18:13-23
13 Now it happened the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. 14 And Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, so he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?” 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me ato inquire of God. 16 When they have a amatter, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws.” 17 And Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good. 18 aYou will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; byou cannot do it alone. 19 Now listen to my voice: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you abring the matters to God; 20 athen warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make known to them bthe way in which they shall go and the work they shall do. 21 But you shall select aexcellent men out of all the people, bthose who fear God, men of truth, those who chate greedy gain; and you shall place these men over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22 And they will judge the people at all times. And it will be athat every major matter they will bring to you, but every minor matter they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and bthey will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
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