Exodus 18;13 says,  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.  Moses was the judge in all matters concerning the people of Israel, and he sat from morning until evening to settle disputes among them.  We would think that they would have had little to argue about, but this was not the case.  We would think that followers of Christ would have little to argue about among themselves today, but this is often not the case.  Verse fourteen states, And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?  Jethro questioned Moses as why he alone was spending all his time judging the people.  Today, we should not expect the pastor to do everything in the church.  The job of the pastor is really to preach and teach, not to handle every detail related to the church.  Verse fifteen says, And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:  I believe that Moses was saying that the people of Israel saw him as the only one who represented God.  We need to be careful that we don't get that same attitude.  Every believer has just as much access to God as every other believer, and we are called for a specific purpose to help God's kingdom function properly.  Verse sixteen adds, When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. Moses said they came to him and he made God's laws known to them.  Though we should make God's laws known to other believers and the world, those who are Christians should already know what God's law teaches and should rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance.  Verse seventeen says, And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.  Then verse eighteen adds,  Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.  Jethro told Moses that what he was doing was not good for him or the people.  Moses and those who needed a judgment were all spending most of their time waiting, and Jethro said that Moses would wear out trying to do this.  As Christians, we must not put our pastors in the same situation today.  Verse nineteen continues, Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:  Jethro asked Moses to listen to his advice.  Moses was God's representative to the people of Israel, but he was not the only one who God was working through.  Jethro advised Moses to represent God with questions concerning God.  We must always remember that we are not alone in knowing what God would have us do, nor is a pastor.  Verse twenty states, And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.  Like Moses, pastors today are to teach others the laws of God and what they mean.  Verse twenty-one says,  Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:  Jethro told Moses that he was to select good men who feared God to be rulers over the others.  They were to be divided into rulers of thousands, hundreds, and tens.  Even those chosen were not to be rulers over large groups alone.  Of course, today one Christian does not rule over another, but we do have different purposes so that the whole burden does not fall on one individual.  Verse twenty-two adds, And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.  Jethro advised Moses to do as he asked.  Moses could have said that he was the one God had chosen to deliver the people of Israel and that he didn't need advice from Jethro.  We cannot have the attitude that only we can know what God wants.  Verse twenty-three concludes, If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.  Though this advice came from Jethro, he told Moses to make sure that it came from God.  When people give us advice today, even fellow believers, we must make sure that the advice comes from God.  Verse twenty-four declares, So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.  Moses listened to Jethro.  We should always be willing to listen to other Christians when we have a problem, but we must make sure that their advise is consistent with God's word.  Verse twenty-five adds, And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.  Then verse twenty-six continues, And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.  Moses appointed the rulers as Jethro had advised, and then he let them do what they had been appointed to do.  If we are in a position that could be viewed as being over someone else, we must allow them to do their job without attempting to do it our self.  Verse twenty-seven concludes, And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.  After this, Jethro went back to his own land.  We all have different areas of the world in which to serve, and like Moses we must be willing to let others go to serve where they have been called.