Kevin DeYoung points to Exodus 1:17 for a lesson in faith from Hebrew midwives.
here it is:
“17But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.”
and here is Kevin’s conclusion:
The bottom line is that we will never display strength in the face of temptation, or courage in the face of opposition, or boldness in the face of disapproval unless we think it a bigger deal to disobey God than to disappoint men. In Jesus’ day, many believed in him, “but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God” (John 12:42-43). Without the fear of God in our lives, we may manage to look like decent, respectable, nice people, but we will not receive the glory that comes from God. We will not shine as light and preserve as salt. And we would have killed Moses.
Now for further study, reconcile Exodus 1:17 with Romans 13:1-7