Prophets played an important role in the kingdoms of Israel. Their responsibility was to relay God's word to the leaders and people. Often this looked like calling out the ways in which the people had strayed from following God's direction. Micah's words were often unpalatable for this reason. Political leaders didn't like him, but when they did listen, as King Hezekiah did it resulted in blessing. Our problem is when success and power go unchecked, we begin to use people instead of serve them. God used crisis in Hezekiah's life to expose his pride and invite him to repent before impending judgement. Our response should be to invite truth, examine our pride, and respond quickly with humility to the Spirit's conviction.