Dor Haflaga- How the Punishment fits the Crime

For many, the first time learning about the people of Dor Haflaga and their punishment is confusing. What did they do wrong? Why is their punishment so serious? In order to understand the reasons for their punishment, it is necessary to know what Dor Haflaga was doing and why. The people of the Dor Haflaga were making a tower to make a name for themselves and wanted to stay together. They were afraid to spread apart. They were punished because by building a tower to make a name for themselves they were basically stating that they did not want G-d in their lives, and that they wanted to be better than Him. It is a mitzvah to Pru Urvu Umilu et Haaretz, and by not spreading apart Dor Haflaga was violating this commandment. In other words, they were disobeying direct commandments, and also disregarding the divine hierarchy between man and G-d.