Shemot/Exodus 18:15 And Moshe said to his father-in-law, “Because the people are coming to me to seek G-d.”
The people came to Moshe because he was the authoritative representative of HaShem among our people in the wilderness. You had a question, you took it to Moshe; you needed an explanation, you went and asked Moshe; he was the one with the hot-line to HaShem. Are you that recognisable? Read more here …