"God has said, “Them that honour me I will honour” ( 1 Samuel 2:30 ). While Daniel clung to his God with unwavering trust, the Spirit of prophetic power came upon him. While he was instructed of man in the duties of court life, he was taught of God to read the mysteries of future ages and to present to coming generations, through figures and similitudes, the wonderful things that would come to pass in the last days. SL 24.1"
"Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed."
EGW directly quotes 1 Samuel 2:30, making this a clear and explicit allusion. The context of Daniel honoring God and being honored in return aligns with the verse's message.