If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied. Jethro's counsel is conditional on two things: Moses doing it, and God commanding it. The deference to divine authorization is significant — Jethro is not presenting his advice as binding but as wisdom to be submitted to divine confirmation. Moses will consult God before implementing it. The outcome promised is double: Moses will stand the strain, and the people will go home satisfied. Both outcomes have been absent under the current system. The measure of good organizational design is whether the people served feel justly attended to and whether the leaders sustain their health. Both criteria are human and practical, and both are endorsed.

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