As his work tended to build up the churches, it was for a time regarded with favor. But as ministers and religious leaders decided against the advent doctrine and desired to suppress all agitation of the subject, they not only opposed it from the pulpit, but denied their members the privilege of attending preaching upon the second advent, or even of speaking of their hope in the social meetings of the church. Thus the believers found themselves in a position of great trial and perplexity. They loved their churches and were loath to separate from them; but as they saw the testimony of God's word suppressed and their right to investigate the prophecies denied they felt that loyalty to God forbade them to submit. Those who sought to shut out the testimony of God's word they could not regard as constituting the church of Christ, “the pillar and ground of the truth.” Hence they felt themselves justified in separating from their former connection. In the summer of 1844 about fifty thousand w…
"Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
Both passages deal with the conflict between obeying God's word and submitting to human authority. The apostles in Acts 5:29 prioritize obedience to God, while the Millerites in the EGW passage feel compelled to separate from their churches due to the suppression of biblical truth. The core principle of prioritizing God's will is present in both.