What kind of men did Jethro tell Moses to appoint as rulers?
Jethro told Moses to select capable men from among all the people: men who fear God, men of truth, and men who hate covetousness. He instructed that such men be placed as rulers over thousands, hundreds, and fifties. This was Jethro’s advice to Moses for organizing Israel.
Jethro counseled Moses to provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, and men who hate covetousness, and to place them over the people as rulers of thousands, hundreds, and fifties. Les explains that this advice sounds very logical and rings true, but he notes the Lord is out of the picture here; this is strictly a man speaking in the energy of the flesh. Les even calls Jethro a pagan Midianite priest. Nevertheless, Moses harkened to his father-in-law’s voice and did all that he said, beginning to pick out men.
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: