1 Kings 14:4-5 Now Ahijah could not see; his sight was gone because of his age. But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.”

In this chapter we see that the kings of both Israel and Judah are not following the Lord, therefore God uproots them to protect the people from further harm. He sends his message about this to the kings by word of the prophet.

Prophets are still in place by the Lord as the foundation upon which churches are established (together with apostles – see Ephesians 2:20). Their main role is to see. Notice that the text says, “Ahijah could not see… but the Lord had told him such and such.”

Ahijah could not see in the natural, but that was not a problem for him. His role was to see in the spiritual. He saw the message of the Lord. He interpreted the circumstances correctly. He then spoke what he had seen to the king. Likewise, prophets in this age are to speak what they see to church leaders. And their words need to be tested (see 1 Thess. 5:21).

This is why prophets are often called seers. Good leaders will develop their own eyesight and will surround themselves with one or more seers. Cause “if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit”… (Matt. 15:14).