The Dilemma: Now when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening? ...The thing that you are doing is not good”.
The Response: 1. Listen to wise counsel (v24)
2. Share the work / Delegate (v25)
3. Rely on qualified, capable people (v25)
4. Organize the project (v25)
5. Make expectations clear (v20)
The Result: Moses chose able men out of all Israel… They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.
Why would Moses be receptive to Jethro’s advice?
Why was it difficult for Moses to see his own limitations?
What leadership characteristics are similar to other stories we have studied in this series?
How important is it to have qualified / able people working with a leader?
What could have happen if Moses had not taught the lower level leaders the statutes and the laws?
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