As Wil Gafney said, Daniel 3 is anti-impirical text disguised as anti-impirical text. It is an unapologetic story of resistance against the violent, controlling, powerful empires of Daniels time and ours. Though we’d rather identify with the heroes/victims of the story, it might be wise to pay attention and take caution regarding Nebuchadnezzar’s final demand that all turn to Yahweh.
