Mark 15:6-15
6 Now it was the governor's custom to release one prisoner each year at Passover time — anyone the people requested. 7 One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, convicted along with others for murder during an insurrection. 8 The mob began to crowd in toward Pilate, asking him to release a prisoner as usual. 9 "Should I give you the King of the Jews?" Pilate asked. 10(For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) 11 But at this point the leading priests stirred up the mob to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. 12 "But if I release Barabbas," Pilate asked them, "what should I do with this man you call the King of the Jews?"
13 They shouted back, "Crucify him!"
14 "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?"
But the crowd only roared the louder, "Crucify him!"
15 So Pilate, anxious to please the crowd, released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to crucify him. (NLT)

Pilate is a prime example of someone who just follows the crowd. He figured out what the right thing to do was but instead he wanted to please the crowd. He cared about nothing more than his popularity. Following the crowd can be very dangerous-- just look at what happened to the crowd itself. The leading priests stirred up the crowd to get everyone was joining in. A mob or large crowd sometimes seems to take on its own personality and it is not always a good thing. It is very easy to get caught up in the moment.
 But we as Christ followers are to focus on Christ at all times and to let Jesus lead us, not the crowd. We know that Jesus went to the cross willingly for us but we can also learn from the mistakes of others in the Bible so that we don’t make the same mistakes. When we are in the word everyday it helps us to guide and direct us in the right way.

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