The Order of Melchizedek

Hebrews 5:5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,

“You are my Son, today I have begotten you”;
6 as he says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever,after the order of Melchizedek.”

7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus [6] offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
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There is something quite mystical about the link between Jesus and Melchizedek. I wonder how Melchizedek came into an undertanding of his identity as priest so long before the recorded establishment of the priesthood system in Isreal. Perhaps he knew he was a priest in the same way that Jesus knew he was God. I think many of us would like to have that kind of life, infused with purpose. But there are many for whom this type of calling might seem restrictive and limiting on personal freedoms. Did Jesus have free will? It certainly seems so at Gethsemane when he actively submitted his will to his father's. A Call sets us on a path which rescues us from selfish acts of the will, allowing us to saddle our wills in the holy chariot race. We are freer with God's bridle than ever before because we run the fastest and for the most gain. All other freedom is short lived and nonproductive. I pray that you would all find your call and know the joy of that life as I do.