"The language of the meek is never that of boasting. Like the child Samuel, they pray, “Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth” ( 1 Samuel 3:9 ). When Joshua was placed in the highest position of honor, as commander of Israel, he bade defiance to all the enemies of God. His heart was filled with noble thoughts of his great mission. Yet upon the intimation of a message from Heaven he placed himself in the position of a little child to be directed. “What saith my Lord unto his servant?” ( Joshua 5:14 ), was his response. The first words of Paul after Christ was revealed to him were, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” ( Acts 9:6 ). SL 15.1"
"And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?"
Ellen White directly references Joshua 5:14 in this passage.
"And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do."
Ellen White directly references Acts 9:6 in this passage.
"Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place."
The EGW passage directly quotes 1 Samuel 3:9, using Samuel's prayer as an example of the language of the meek. This is a clear and intentional reference, making it an explicit allusion.
"grace of meekness is cherished by those who are naturally sour or hasty in disposition, they will put forth the most earnest efforts to subdue their unhappy temper. Every day they will gain self-control, until that which is unlovely and unlike Jesus is conquered. They become assimilated to the Divine Pattern, until they can obey the inspired injunction, “Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” ( James 1:19 ). SL 15.2"
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"
EGW directly quotes James 1:19 and applies it to the concept of meekness and self-control.