A royal priesthood

You are a priest, and not only a priest, but also a royal priest. The priests of the Old Testament were not royal priests. The royal line was Judah, and the priestly line was the Levitical line. The two lines never crossed. The New Testament Christian is neither Judah nor Levi (nor Dan, nor any of the other lines). He is of a new order of humans, twice—born human, and one of his functions is to act as a priest. Because he is born of royal seed, Jesus, he is a royal priest.—A.W. Tozer, Living as a Christian, 112