Heavenly Kings, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas

The kings of the Brahma heavens give up the pleasures of meditation to come down to earth and offer their flowers and palaces to the Buddha. This means that even a king of heaven, a god, cannot become a buddha without working in this world of human beings to benefit others. It does not mean that meditation is to be avoided. In this story it is through meditation that the prince became the Buddha Excellent in Great Penetrating Wisdom. But the story does suggest that meditation alone is not sufficient Buddhist practice.

The Stories of the Lotus Sutra, p88