# a chosen people "a people whom God has chosen" # a royal priesthood Possible meanings are 1) "a group of priests who are also kings" or 2) "a group of priests who serve the king". # a people for God's possession "a people who belong to God" # who called you out "who called you to come out" # from darkness into his marvelous light "from a life of sin and ignorance of God to a life of knowing and pleasing him".