"'Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.' So Delilah said to Samson, 'Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.'"
To seduce someone is to lead someone astray or draw someone away from faith, principles, or allegiance. Delilah is drawing Samson away from his faith and committment to God. In her attempt to steal Samson away from God, she is trying to act like Samson's Goddess. She is drawing Samson into her authority, away from His covering. Like a bad (opposing) view of a persistent widow, Delilah "pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death."
The sad thing is that Samson didn't know that he was naked before God after he gave himself away! He didn't know for he said, "I will go out as at other times and shake myself free." When the Lord had already left him. He was blinded under Delilah's seducing. I think Samson's teachers failed to make him memorize this verse: "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." -1 Peter 5:8
It is easy for us to start pleasing someone we really like. Sometimes we need a Sabbath, which allow us to stop and rethink through everything around us. So that we may be sober-minded again as we allow God to lift the cloud from our minds so that we may see things around us better. Are we listening to our spouses rather than God? Are we listening to our friends rather than God? Are we listening to our mentors rather than God? It is ok to please someone as long as it also please God. Don't try to step one foot outside of His covering saying, "Well, I am still halfway inside His covering, so I am allright."
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