Moses: Institutes a System of Government

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening. …

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you. …

At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone. …