A couple of reasons came to mind as I read your question. First of all, the witches are an enormous influence on Macbeth's decision to pursue an evil, dark path toward murder. Had they kept their mouths shut and not done their prophecies about him becoming king, he MIGHT have remained a loyal subject to King Duncan (I say MIGHT because we really don't know...he seems to be so easily influenced by outside forces that something else might have sent him down the road to treason at a later date).
A second reason is Lady Macbeth, his wife. She could very easily have said, "Now, now, dear, let's just wait and see what happens. Maybe the witches mean that Duncan is going to name you heir, so we'll just wait and see what happens." But no, she all but pushes him into the bedroom to murder Duncan in his sleep, mocking Macbeth whenever he shows any weakness at all.
Interestingly, it's the women in his life - three witches and his wife - who set Macbeth on the path from heroism and loyalty to treason and villainy.
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