Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Samuel 3:15

"And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision." — 1 Samuel 3:15 (ASV)

And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.

The old man must have felt that it was nothing very pleasant; still, he wanted to know the Lord's messages. I hope he was in such a frame of mind that he could say, "Lord, show me the worst of my case! Let me know all your mind about it, and let me not go on with my eyes bandaged, in ignorance of your will concerning me."

And opened the doors of the house of the Lord.

Dear child! There are some of us who, if God had spoken to us as he had spoken to Samuel, would feel far too important to go and open doors any longer. If God were to come and speak to some who are poor, they would run away from their trade. If God were to speak to some who are young, they would put on airs of great importance. But Samuel meekly accepted the high honor God had conferred upon him; and when he rose in the morning, he went about his usual duties: He opened the doors of the house of the Lord.