Exodus 35:30 Moses said to the children of Israel, see God has called on Betzalel  the son of Uri the son of Hur from the tribe of Yehuda

Gemora Brachos 55a:  R. Isaac said: We must not appoint a leader over a Community without first consulting it, as it says: See, the Lord hath called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses: Do you consider Bezalel suitable? He replied: Sovereign of the Universe, if Thou thinkest him suitable, surely I must also! Said [God] to him: All the same, go and consult them. He went and asked Israel: Do you consider Bezalel suitable? They replied: If the Holy One, blessed be He, and you consider him suitable, surely we must!

 Torah Temimah Colloquial Translation on Note #22:

Note what the Tashbetz writes in section 155 regarding the resulting halacha from this text. The Tashbetz states that a king who appoints a ruler for the Jews without consulting them will cause that ruler to not have authority to enact laws against their consent. Further, for such a ruler the Jews are exempt from making payments if the ruler’s calculations are decided by an expert to be erroneous.

This is the lesson that we see from the fact that even the Holy One, Blessed Be He, consulted with the congregation prior to appointing a ruler over them.

Note also what is written in the Orach Hayim section 153.

Editor’s Note: In this note, the Torah Temimah is defending the practice of gaining the consent of the governed.