"Because the people come to me to inquire of God," Moses replied.

Exodus 18:14
When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?"

Leviticus 24:12
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

Numbers 9:6
But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day

Numbers 9:8
"Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you," Moses replied.

Numbers 27:5
So Moses brought their case before the LORD,

Deuteronomy 17:8
If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

And Moses said to his father in law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God: