Exodus 18:1-27 Distribution of Labor (Exodus 18:1-27) Exodus 18:1-27 sets before us the effect of the news of God’ s dealings with His people Israel upon the nations around about (Exodus 18:10-12). The distribution of labor among the elders of Israel is instructive in its relation to the distribution of the gifts of the Spirit as set forth in Ephesians 4:1-32.