After the Israelites were freed from Egypt they were to travel to the promised land but they began to murmur against Moses and the Lord.
In Exodus 15:23-27 and into chapter 16 and 17 the people murmur continuously against Moses. They begin murmuring about the bitter waters of Marah, to which Moses called upon the Lord and sweetened the water so the people could drink it. There Moses promised the people that if they listened to the Lord no afflictions would come upon them. Sadly, the people continued to murmur on their journey. They complained about being hungry and the Lord made it rain bread to feed them and they were unable to keep the simple commandment to only gather as much as they needed that day. When they saw that the extras rotted they followed the Lord's commandment and they were fed for 40 years. In chapter 17 they started to murmur about their lack of water in Rephidim. Again, Moses went to the Lord and Lord made a way for the people to obtain water.
Murmuring usually leads to apostasy, people fall away from the church or they are punished by the Lord. The people who murmur against God are usually those who found the truth to be hard and they are the wicked people. In 1 Nephi 16:2 it says, "Wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very center."
I think we need to be wary of those around us and help those who are having a hard time and are murmuring against the Lord. I think we should remind them that the Lord wants what is best for us and that is why we are commanded to do certain things. The Lord loves us and we should show our love for him by following the commandments.
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