עקידת יצחק — לא טוב הדבר / ושפטו את העם

Q — Why does the Torah record Yisro's counsel to appoint judges, as if Moshe needed it? Why "לא טוב הדבר" — was Moshe's judging wrong? Why structure leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens?

A — Proper governance does not load the whole burden on one man, however great, but distributes it by capacities and tiers. "Not good" means not sustainable — both judge and people would wear out. The graded structure lets each matter reach the level fit for it and trains many in judgment. The Torah records the advice, even from Yisro, to teach that wise administration is a value in its own right, and that even Moshe's leadership was meant to operate through delegated, ordered responsibility.