¹³The next day Moses was settling disagreements among the people. The people stood around Moses from morning until evening. ¹⁴When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “Why are you doing this for the people? Why do you sit here alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”

¹⁵Moses answered his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to find out God’s will. ¹⁶Whenever they have a disagreement and bring it to me, I decide which person is right, and I tell them God’s laws and instructions.”

¹⁷Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you’re doing is not good. ¹⁸You and your people will wear yourselves out. This is too much work for you. You can’t do it alone! ¹⁹Now listen to me, and I’ll give you some advice. May God be with you! You must be the people’s representative to God and bring their disagreements to him. ²⁰You must instruct them in the laws and the teachings, show them how to live, and tell them what to do.

²¹“But choose capable men from all the people, men who fear God, men you can trust, men who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people. ²²Let them be the ones who usually settle disagreements among the people. They should bring all important cases to you, but they should settle all minor cases themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them help you. ²³If God commands you, and you do this, you will be able to continue your work, and all these people will have their disagreements settled so that they can go home.”

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