Tzodok was the Kohen in the days of Solomon (mentioned many times in the book of Samuel). He's mentioned here, as Ezekiel saw him, is the paragon of a Kohen, as he and his cronies never left the noble service of the temple, despite the Jews straying at times. The infighting of the different priestly families during the second temple was about other families wanting a piece of he action as well.
(ז) אִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ וְאִשָּׁ֛ה גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑חוּ כִּֽי־קָדֹ֥שׁ ה֖וּא לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ ...(יג) וְה֕וּא אִשָּׁ֥ה בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ יִקָּֽח׃ (יד) אַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ וַחֲלָלָ֣ה זֹנָ֔ה אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם־בְּתוּלָ֥ה מֵעַמָּ֖יו יִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה׃
(7) They shall not take [into their household as their wife] a woman defiled by harlotry, nor shall they take one divorced from her husband. For they are holy to their God... (13) He may take [into his household as his wife] only a woman who is a virgin. (14) A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is degraded by harlotry—such he may not take. Only a virgin of his own kin may he take as his wife—
Rabbi Geri Newburge
"Separation has positive and negative connotations. When something is set apart as special, such as a food or a relationship, that separation adds sanctity and elevates it to a more meaningful status. When something is set apart because it is different, that separation leads to exclusion and derision."
"Ready and Prepared" by Trisha Arlin
I invite you to cover yourself with your tallit and imagine that everything outside your tallit is mundane and everything inside it, especially you, is kadosh, holy and separate. Today we are all kohanim. Close your eyes, breathe regulary, imagine that every breath is a prayer to and for life. Think of yourself as stepping out the door of this room and finding yourself in a meadow, where you see a small house in the distance, a house of one room, with a door but no windows. You walk towards it and realize, this is your Holy of Holies, where you are the Kohen Gadol. You go inside, there is a small pool of running water there, this is your mikvah. You are completely yourself here, and you step into this mikveh and go under the water. Baruch atah adonai elohainu ruach ha olam, asher kidishanu bemitzvoav, eetivanu al hatevvilah. Bless the One-ness, God, Breath of the Universe, sanctifying us with God’s commandments and commanding us on immersion. Dunk yourself again, and make up your own blessing, one for your family and friends. Dunk yourself again, and make up another blessing, one for your community and your world. Come out of the water. There’s a lovely fluffy towel. Dry yourself off. Imagine that now you are ready for holiness, for action, for change. When you are ready, stand, come out of the Holy of Holies, walk out the door through the meadow, back to yourself with the tallit covering your head.
Blessed One-ness
We give thanks for the cleansing water
That makes us ready and prepared for prayer and action.
We are all holy vessels
Made in the image of God.
We give thanks for the ones who offer prayers.
We give thanks for the ones who take action.
We cannot heal the world without both,
Amen.