what's with us Israelites?

here's an interesting scriptural connection (sorry FARMS people if you already wrote about this and i am just ignorant of this): the Israelites exiting Egypt in Exodus and the Israelites leaving hostile Lamanite lands (in the Book of Mormon) made interesting comparable statements. the Egyptian Israelites said that it would be better to be in bondage to the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness (Exodus 14:12). what they meant by this statement is that they were more willing to accept the world's security (albeit in slavery) than to accept the Lord's promise of the promised land (which they couldn't see fulfilled yet). the new-world Israelites, on the other hand, said similar words but meant something quite different. they told Ammon that it would be better to be in bondage to the Nephites than to stay in their land and perish. they meant by this that it would be better to be in bondage (and yet live amongst the faithful in the Lord's blessed-land) than to stay in their worldly-touched land and die. how often do we sit back and stay in the death or slavery of the comfortable world instead of following the Lord and his promises?