17. Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “You are not doing this right.
18. You and the people who come to you will get too tired. This is too much work for you. You can’t do it by yourself.
19. Now listen to me. I will give you some advice. I want God to be with you. You must talk to God for the people. You must tell him about their disagreements.
20. You should tell them the laws and teachings. Tell them the right way to live and what they should do.
21. But choose some capable men from among the people. Choose men who respect God and who can be trusted. They will not change their decisions for money. Make these men officers over groups of 1,000, 100, 50 and 10 people.
22. Let these officers solve the disagreements among the people all the time. They can bring the hard cases to you. But they can decide the simple cases themselves. That will make it easier for you. These men will share the work with you.
23. Do this if it is what God commands. Then you will be able to do your job. And all the people will go home with their disagreements solved.”
24. So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
25. He chose capable men from all the Israelites. He made them leaders over the people. They were officers over groups of 1,000, 100, 50 and 10 people.
26. These officers solved disagreements among the people all the time. They brought the hard cases to Moses. But they decided the simple cases themselves.