Represent
The People Before God
The next day Moses sat as judge for the
people, while the people stood around him from morning until evening. When
Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What
is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the
people stand around you from morning until evening?” Moses said to his
father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. When they have
a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I
make known to them the statutes and instructions of God.” Moses’ father-in-law
said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You will surely wear yourself
out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you
cannot do it alone. Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with
you! You should represent the people before God, and you should bring their
cases before God; teach them the statutes and instructions and make known to
them the way they are to go and the things they are to do. You should also look
for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate
dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds,
fifties and tens. Let them sit as judges for the people at all times; let them
bring every important case to you, but decide every minor
case themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden
with you. If you do this, and God so commands you, then you will be able to
endure, and all these people will go to their home in peace.”
So Moses listened to his father-in-law
and did all that he had said.
Exodus
18:13-24
Insights from the older generation can
greatly benefit the younger generation. Although Moses had been used by God to perform
miracles and deliver
Consider whom God has placed in your
life to advise you as a ministering mentor. Consider who you can also help, as
you grow older.
Those who are
mature in the faith
can help others to
mature in the faith.
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