After Paul heard of the plot to kill him,  he called for the centurians and asked that they take the young man to the chief captain because he had something to tell him. The centurian did as Paul asked, and took him to the chief captain and told him why he was there.  It took a certain degree of courage to do this.  He was listening to a prisoner and going to the chief captain without being summoned.  Today, there are still people, even those who aren't Christians, who are willing to go out of their way to help others.  What we as Christians need to make sure of is that we are always ready to do the same.  The chief captain took him aside privatily to ask what he had to say.  The young man told him of the plot the Jews had to get Paul in a position to kill him.  They were willing to defy the government troops in order to kill Paul.  Today, there are many people who are willing to defy even their government in order to kill Christians and they aren't concerned with who gets killed with them.  The chief captain listened to him and sent him away, charging him to tell no one that he had told the chief captain about the plot.  It took a degree of courage for the young man to do what he did.  He could have been viewed as lying to help Paul and arrested himself.  Even if we were to find ourselves called on to do something that could cause us trouble, may we always have the faith necessary to do the right thing.  The chief captain could have sent him away without listening, but he didn't.  The chief captain believed him, maybe because he had already seen how the Jews were acting.  He began to make plans to send Paul to Rome.  Those who were God's people in name only had gotten Paul his transportation to Rome, though that certainly wasn't their intent.  We can be sure that God will bring about His purpose, even working through those who are attempiing to stop Him.