When God says, “Do it ths way” He means it.
It just struck me as a bit harsh...when one thinks of sins that would invoke a heavenly Zot, one thinks of worshiping golden calves at the foot of Mt. Sinai...lighting incense from the wrong fire doesn't exactly spring to mind.
Heck, in the Genesis fable Cain murdered Abel, and all he got for his crime was a smudge on his forehead!