take the wheel

Verb

Meaning

To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
Can you take the wheel for a minute while I take off my gloves?

(idiomatic, by extension) To assume control of a situation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Jesus, take the wheel. Carrie Underwood

You are the captain of your own ship; don't let anyone else take the wheel. Michael Josephson