gistfile1.txt

var _ = require('underscore')

var levers = [ 
  { id: '1', val: 'one'},
  { id: '2', val: 'two'},
  { id: '3', val: 'three'},
]

var ids = ['1', '3']


var result = _.map(levers, function(lever) {
  return (ids.indexOf(lever.id)<0)?null:lever
})

console.dir(result)