2 Kings 4: 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

It struck me that Elisha’s command to the woman was to shut the door upon all but her and her sons. He could have told her to borrow vessels from all her neighbors and start pouring, perhaps in view of everyone, but his instructions were specific, and she obeyed. The miracle was to be performed secretly and no attention was to be called to it.

Why? So no one could hinder the work of filling and removing the vessels, which required attention and diligence; so none of the creditors could seize the vessels; and most important: It required that the hearts of the woman and of her sons should be lifted up in prayer, adoration, and thankfulness to God for the mercy which he was bestowing and that it was made manifest that this was the work of God alone. Interruption from without would have interfered with the frame of mind which was befitting the occasion. (Matthew Poole and Pulpit Commentary).

The woman had to be in the sanctuary of Spirit. She had to close her door upon material sense to allow Truth to work.

S&H p. 14: 31-13: “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
So spake Jesus. The closet typifies the sanctuary of Spirit, the door of which shuts out sinful sense but lets in Truth, Life, and Love. Closed to error, it is open to Truth, and vice versa. The Father in secret is unseen to the physical senses, but He knows all things and rewards according to motives, not according to speech. To enter into the heart of prayer, the door of the erring sense must be closed. Lips must be mute and materialism silent, that man may have audience with Spirit, the divine Principle, Love, which destroys all error.”