Fear Less

I was reading Exodus 1 and 2 today. Fear comes into play a couple of times.

1. The midwives fear God
2. The Egyptians fear the Israelites because they are multiplying. The word used here is dread -- dread is a form of fear related to war (per the notes in my Bible).

Fear, in two different ways. Fear of the Lord means reverence, and in this case results in obedience. The Egyptians' fear was very different.

I wonder if reverence of God results in less dread of others. When we trust in God, aren't we able to fear less? And perhaps, through God, become fearless?