In the Book of Exodus, God came down from Heaven so His glory could be seen and His voice heard by the Israelites. During that time, He invited Moses, Aaron, and the people's elders to spend personal time with Him (Exodus 24: 9-11). Afterward, Moses remained with the Lord to collect His rules as well as the 10 Commandments. While Moses was away, Aaron was assigned to manage the people and keep them out of trouble (Exodus 24:14).
The people soon got tired of waiting on Moses to return and asked Aaron to create an idol for them to worship. Despite his experiences with God, Aaron complied and fashioned a calf out of gold. He even scheduled a 'service' to worship the idol. The result was God's anger and a plague falling upon the people.
Aaron forgot the parameters of his assignment. His job was to maintain order while Moses was away, instead, he stepped beyond his purview, becoming the priest for an idol that he created with his own hands. His experience teaches us the importance of knowing our boundaries. This can be particularly important when running a business. It is very easy to get swept up by the enthusiasm of others and do something we'd never planned for. For instance, if a business involves the building and selling of bicycles, a sudden switch to the manufacturing and selling of cars won't make sense. Yes, bicycles and cars are transportation products but the planning and investment for one is very different for the other.
This is also why it is crucial to create a business plan prior to commencing a business. The business plan provides a road map created with sober clarity before success and power encourage potentially irreversible errors. This is not to say that a business cannot develop additional product lines, however, the lesson is to know what you and your company are good at and color within those lines until there is room to sensibly grow. Aaron was already Moses's 'Number Two' and had plenty of responsibility on his shoulders. He'd seen God do the miraculous in Egypt as well as while the Israelites were in the wilderness. There was no reason for him to forget his assignment while Moses was away and become an idol worshiper.
As entrepreneurs, we must learn from Aaron's unfortunate mistake to know the boundaries of our 'calling'. Let us never forget the four walls of our business's objectives. And if and when we want more and believe we are ready for it, we should move with wisdom and not the sway of others who are likely to put us and our businesses in trouble the way the Israelites did to Aaron.