Exodus 18:13 NIV
The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.
Moses look like God to them. Moses got a wise father-in-law. Jethro propose to Moses divide and rule or in modern management vocabulary - empowerment. Bible did not mentioned anything that God spoken to Jethro.
Exodus 18:19 NIV
Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him.
What kind of people to empowered ? I believe Jethro was very Godly. The first value he put up was fear God. So the values are simple
1, fear God
2, trustworthy
3, honest
Exodus 18:21 NIV
But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
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