connection please?

The Torah Portion introduces the Yom Kippur service in the Temple with the memory of the two sons of Aharon who died when they enterred on their own. The apparent connection seems to be that a person , even a Kohain-Priest, cannot enter before G-d except on certain occasions. Even then , the only one enterring the Holy of Holies had to be the High Priest and then, only on Yom Kippur.

This too defies our notions. We are a people who pride ourselves in our ability to be able to approach G-d with our prayers three times a day. We always stress that G-d hears the prayers of all. If so, why do we need a Kohain Gadol-High Priest ? Why is it necessary to have a Yom Kippur?
What does all of this have to do with the death of Aharon's sons?!

One of the great things about democracy is that the person of the most humble beginnings can
become the highest official in the land. there is no aristocracy. This opportunity ,as great as it is ,
breaks down certain barriers of ettiquete. If i can become your president , then who are you and why should i respect you even if you are more learned , wiser and kinder than I?

The resultant feeling of equality makes an average person feel that I can do anything you can do.
The result of this attitude is not only a lack of respect but a lack of vision in assessing one's abilities and failings. Just because a person may have some money doesn't mean he can run a research project in a laboratory. Nor can he manage a baseball team. If that be the case, then for sure he can't do the job of a true public servant- the Kohain.

This already happened, that a wealthy person believed he was qualified to do the service. His name was Korach and his eefrts brought disaster. Over thousand years later , a who;e class of Kohanim arose that made the same error and bought the office of the High Priest! These were
the High Priests after Simon the Just. These resulted in the dowturn of the Priestly function
and led directly to the destruction of the Second Temple!

IWe must understand that there are times of duress during which our sincere prayers break through
the very heavens. At other times, an ordinary person needs a Kohain to pray with him and for him .
This was the error of Aharon's two sons . They thought that when one is inspired one needs no protocol to approach G-d. Nor is there a need to have a special person ordained as a mediator between the people and G-d. While theoretically possible at special times, such an attitude would eventually prove disasterous as it did in the Second Temple's time and in other eras.

While the sons of Aharon were of noble character,it is still necessary to underscore their error.
The process of approching the divine has its' rules. They are necessary limits in order to insure that the varied individuals amongst our nation realize their true strengths and appropriate roles.