Peter discusses the importance of living good, peaceful lives to avoid extra suffering.
This section provides greater context in that he is indeed addressing churches in the midst of persecution. It also fits themes we see previously in the book with regard to living harmoniously with others, whether the relationship be citizen-state, slave-master, or husband-wife.
One thing that stands out to me is that Peter says that the eight people aboard Noah's Ark were baptized by the waters. His rationale is that they were "saved" through water. It is a challenging and interesting interpretation of the story, since they were actually saved by the boat and it was the water that destroyed everything else. But perhaps Peter means that the water saved Noah's family from the rampant evil found in the world.
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