Share the Leadership Burden - Book of Exodus Part 27

Share the leadership burden. It can be overwhelming, tiring, and burdensome to take care of everything by ourselves. Moses, having led Israel out of Egypt, was taking care of all community affairs of a people with 600,000 men and approximately 1-2 million women and children. He could not bear everything alone. His father-in-law, Jethro (Reuel), advised him to choose able men who fear God, and place them over as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, creating a network of accountability for the whole nation. Likewise, if we have been given such responsibility, we cannot and must not handle the burden alone. We must learn to be wise and take the advice of Jethro: to share the responsibility of leadership with able men and women who fear God. Here is Exodus 18:13-27. Preacher: Ed Pilapil Jr.