Exodus 18:13-27

13The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. 14When 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, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?” 15And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because ^athe people come to me to inquire of God; 16 ^bwhen they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I ^cmake them know the statutes of God and his laws.” 17Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. 18You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. ^dYou are not able to do it alone. 19Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall ^erepresent the people before God and ^fbring their cases to God, 20and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know ^gthe way in which they must walk and ^hwhat they must do. 21Moreover, look for ⁱable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22And ^jlet them judge the people at all times. ^kEvery great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will ^lbear the burden with you. 23If you do this, God will direct you, you will be ^mable to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”

24So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. 25 ⁿMoses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 26And ^othey judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves. 27Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and ^phe went away to his own country.

Deuteronomy 1:9-17

Leaders Appointed

9“At that time ^qI said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself. 10The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, ^ryou are today as numerous as the stars of heaven. 11 ^sMay the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, ^tas he has promised you! 12 ^uHow can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife? 13 ^vChoose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’ 14And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’ 15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, ^wand set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes. 16And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and ^xjudge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. 17 ^yYou shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for ^zthe judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall ^aabring to me, and I will hear it.’

1 Samuel 7:16-17

16And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places. 17Then he would return to ^abRamah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. ^acAnd he built there an altar to the Lord.

2 Samuel 8:5

5 ^adAnd when the ^aeSyrians of Damascus came to help ^afHadadezer king of ^agZobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.

1 Chronicles 18:14

David’s Administration

14So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

Romans 12:8

8the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^ahthe one who leads, ▼

▼Or gives aid

with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^ajcheerfulness.