Exodus 18:19-21

The Voice

¹⁹ I am going to give you a piece of advice, so listen up and God will be with you. You should represent the people before God, and carry their concerns to Him. ²⁰ Teach them God’s requirements and pass on His laws. Show them the right way to live and the kind of work they should be doing. ²¹ As for all these other duties you have taken on, choose competent leaders who fear God, love truth, despise dishonesty, and won’t take bribes. After you divide and subdivide all the people into various groups of a thousand, hundred, fifty, and ten, put the men of integrity you selected in charge over the various groups.