Deuteronomy 1:14 (ESV)

14 And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’

For his plan to have the people select their tribal leaders, Moses had found support. His reminder here of the peoples' agreement may have been done in order to underline that in the pending conquest, obedience would not be a concept in theory, but an immediate and weighty requirement made by the tribal leaders.